Africa Migration Report: An Anthology of Poems is Accepting Submissions Until May 25

Forced Migration and The Arts is a global network that brings together people with lived experience of forced migration, refugee and non-refugee artists, academics, and activists from around the world. The provisional title of the anthology, Africa Migration Report: An Anthology of Poems, draws inspiration from the second edition of the Africa Migration Report published by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Themes and Exploration:

• The anthology invites poems that explore various aspects of African migration, including personal, familial, communal, national, continental, and intercontinental perspectives.
• Poets are encouraged to delve into the past, present, and possible futures of African migration across time and space.
• Consider themes related to images, feelings, associations, realities, hopes, practicality, day-to-day experiences, dreams, and more concerning African migration.

Submission Guidelines:

• Poems should be 40 lines or less, and short fiction should be 100 words or less.
• All submissions must relate to the theme of African migration.
• Submissions must be in English. In the case of translated work, translators are responsible for obtaining permission from the original copyright holder.
• If submitting previously published work, provide details of where it has appeared and confirm your copyright ownership.
• Ideally, submissions should be typed single-spaced and submitted either in the body of an email or as a .doc attachment.
• Include a short biography (50 words or less) to be included in the anthology if your poem is accepted.
• You may submit a maximum of three poems or three pieces of short fiction, or a combination of both. You don’t need to submit all three at once, but the editors will consider a maximum of three submissions.
• Writers of all ages, based anywhere in the world, are welcome to submit their work.

Submission Email: Submit your poems to forcedmigrationandthearts@gmail.com.

Deadline: May 25, 2024, 12 PM (UTC)

For more details, you can refer to the original call for submissions here. Good luck to all poets and writers participating in this important project!