The new $500 prize invites unpublished short stories on the theme of “Inheritance” — submissions close August 31, 2026.

If you’re an African or diaspora writer with a story that traditional publishing houses might deem “too strange,” “highly political,” or too “out there,” this is your call.

A new literary collection from Book O’Clock invites essays, short stories, and poetry from Nigerian writers whose lives have straddled origin and the North.

Now in its third edition, the USD20,000 prize celebrates excellence in African and Caribbean publishing.

The publishing platform expands its cultural mandate with a dedicated advisory division offering strategic counseling to writers, independent publishers, and literary institutions navigating a transf...