Callaloo

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Callaloo is a literary journal publishing formally rigorous, intellectually engaged work relating to the African Diaspora.

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 1, 2027

Open to: Work must relate to the African Diaspora; previously published or self-published work is not accepted.

General submissions are open August 1–May 1. Fiction must be double-spaced, no longer than 6,000 words, and limited to one manuscript per submission; writers may make up to three submissions per year. Speculative fiction, romance, children's and young adult literature, chapters of longer works, and previously published or self-published work are not accepted.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 1, 2027

Open to: Work must relate to the African Diaspora; previously published or self-published work is not accepted.

General submissions are open August 1–May 1. Creative nonfiction must be double-spaced, no longer than 6,000 words, and limited to one manuscript per submission; writers may make up to three submissions per year. Previously published or self-published work is not accepted.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 1, 2027

Open to: Work must relate to the African Diaspora; previously published or self-published work is not accepted.

General submissions are open August 1–May 1. Book reviews must be 500–1,000 words and cover a book published within the last 12 months or forthcoming within 12 months of submission. Previously published or self-published work is not accepted.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 1, 2027

Open to: Work must relate to the African Diaspora; previously published or self-published work is not accepted.

General submissions are open August 1–May 1. Scholarly work must be double-spaced and up to 6,000 words, excluding the abstract and references. Previously published or self-published work is not accepted.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 1, 2027

Open to: Work must relate to the African Diaspora; previously published or self-published work is not accepted.

General submissions are open August 1–May 1. Interview proposals are considered on a case-by-case basis. Previously published or self-published work is not accepted.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 1, 2027

Open to: Work must relate to the African Diaspora; previously published or self-published work is not accepted.

General submissions are open August 1–May 1. Submit no more than six poems in a single document; each poem should begin on a new page. Speculative fiction, romance, children's and young adult literature, and previously published or self-published work are not accepted.

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