Africa Risen is a celebration of African storytelling and speculative literature. The editors are currently seeking for stories inspired by indigenous African lore to the richness found in immigrant and Diasporan narratives, new tales of earth and alien entities, scientists, spiritual guides, priests, and deities.
The editors want stories that “excite readers and spark the imagination. Bold, powerful, and visceral writing that makes us think and feel. Ideal contributors will craft tales that reveal all the rich cultural diversity found not just on the African continent, but in every corner of our world, for Africa’s reach is wide and expansive… stories [that] will examine the innumerable paths taken across time and geographies that have led to this exciting moment.”
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- The editors welcome all speculative fiction subgenres and recognize its ever-evolving, moving borders, including but not limited to:
- Science Fiction
- Fantasy
- Afrofuturism
- Black Speculative Fiction
- Africanfuturism
- Cli-fi
- Cyberfunk
- Fantasy
- Sword and Soul
- Horror
- Horror Noire
- Rococoa
- Steamfunk
- Blacktastic
- Steamfunk
- Dieselfunk
- Black-tech
- Black Horror
- Blaxploitation
- Use the standard Shunn manuscript format.
- Email your submissions to AfricaRisenAnthology@gmail.com.
- The deadline for submission is April 30, 2021.
Contributors will be paid the SFWA pro rate of 8¢ per word for stories up to 5,000 words.
The anthology will be edited by the following editors:
Zelda Knight is the Owner-Operator of AURELIA LEO and AURELIA BOOK CAFÉ, and co-editor of Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora (AURELIA LEO, 2020).
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki is a co-editor of Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora. He is a BSFA and Nebula Award finalist. He won the Nommo Award for Best Short Story by an African in 2019 and a HWA Diversity Grant in 2020.
Sheree Renée Thomas is a two-time World Fantasy Award winner (first Black writer honored with the award since its inception in 1975), editor of the Dark Matter anthologies, editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (first Black editor in its seven decade-history), book reviewer for Asimov’s, author of Nine Bar Blues: Stories from an Ancient Future (Third Man Books, 2020), and contributor to Marvel’s Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda (Titan, 2021).
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