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September 11, 2026
At 20.35 Africa, part of our mission in becoming a resource institution for African poetry involves training editorially minded creatives who will go on to
At 20.35 Africa, part of our mission in becoming a resource institution for African poetry involves training editorially minded creatives who will go on to
At 20.35 Africa, part of our mission in becoming a resource institution for African poetry involves training editorially minded creatives who will go on to
Currently in its seventh year, the 20.35 Africa Anthology Series is the longest-running anthology for living African poets. In the same legacy as Black Orpheus
In accordance with our annual publications, 20.35 Africa is happy to announce this call for submissions to the Sixth Volume of our anthology. This year’s guest editors are Safia Jama and Nick Makoha, who will be working with the organization’s editors – Ebenezer Agu, I.S. Jones, and Precious Okpechi.
The 20.35 Africa team is looking for two editorial interns to join our team. While the first internship is for a graphic designer, we will prioritize applicants who are passionate about poetry or literature. The second intern will work with our editor, Portia Opare in handling the Conversations series and must be passionate about contemporary poetry.
With no orientation on what contemporary African poetry means to us all in this age, we remain ungrounded as readers and scholars. As such, 20.35 Africa’s Interview Series will provide an engaging space for stakeholders of contemporary African poetry to help shape the production of a relevant body of knowledge on the criticism of African poetry.
At 20.35 Africa, we seek to build towards the future of African letters that our readers, contributors, and staff deserve – one that uplifts living African poets from all over the continent and the diaspora. This effort is sustained by a committed team whose work is mostly pro bono. 20.35 Africa has thus thrived over the years through the sheer passion of its members, who share an understanding of the imperative position of their work. The other half of that work is you and we hope you will help us continue building into the future with your contributions.
Your generous support helps us pay for the administrative and general operating costs of running this organization. We want to thank you in advance for supporting living African poets and the pursuit of crafting a new contemporary voice, a collection of voices. Our publications remain free and open to the public for consumption. Your generosity and continuous support make all of this possible.
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