EASA Triennial International Conference 2026 Peripheral identities and entanglement(in person) 29 June to 1 July 2026, University of Pretoria, South Africa CFP deadline extended to 15 February People are inevitably intertwined – entangled – in complex relationships with each other, Read More …
Category: CFPs
CfP: New Horizons in Queer African Literature, Film, and Culture
New Horizons in Queer African Literature, Film, and CultureSponsored by the Queer African Studies Caucus of the ALA (QASALA) This session develops the 2026 ALA conference theme on “New Horizons” by taking specific stock of queer developments in African literature Read More …
CfP: The People’s Word, The World’s Poetics: Niyi Osundare and the Rearticulation of Second-Generation African Poetry
The People’s Word, The World’s Poetics:Niyi Osundare and the Rearticulation of Second-Generation African Poetry Guest Editors: Olabode Ibironke and Tosin GbogiJournal of the African Literature Association (JALA) This special issue of the Journal of the African Literature Association focuses on Read More …
CFP: 16th Annual African, African American, and Diaspora Studies (AAAD)Interdisciplinary Conference
Conference Theme: Sanctuary: Sites of Survival and SpontaneityFebruary 11-13, 2026Deadline for submission: October 15, 2025 The African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Center at James Madison University invites proposals for its annual interdisciplinary conference, to be held from Wednesday, February Read More …
CfP: Spaces and Contexts for Teaching African Literature
A Roundtable for the African Literature Association Annual conference: Nairobi, June 25-28, 2025 In the past few years, much scholarly attention has been devoted to the African literary curriculum: what gets taught, what gets neglected, what it would mean to Read More …
African Studies Association’s Women’s Caucus’ Aidoo Snyder Book Prize Seeks Submissions
The 2024 Aidoo-Snyder creative book prize will be given for the best creative work by a woman (or women) that prioritizes African women’s experiences. To this end, the committee invites nominations from publishers or authors. Self-published books are not eligible, Read More …
Rethinking Refugeehood in Contemporary African Migration Narratives — Edited Volume
Revised deadline for proposals/abstracts: December 10, 2024 Editors: Rebecca Fasselt and Joya Uraizee African writers and filmmakers have responded to large-scale population upheavals in avariety of ways, including mixing memoir and fantasy, fact and fiction, in order to givevoices to Read More …
1st International Black Speculative Writers Symposium & Festival
3-day live symposium and festival at Goldsmiths University London from 2-4 Feb 2024. Sessions include discussions, workshops, readings, storytelling, networking, and an intro to reading ‘spec. fic.’
Sankofa: A Journal of African Children’s and Young Adult Literature ⎻ Spring 2024 (Vol. 14)
Sankofa: A Journal of African Children’s and Young Adult Literature is accepting scholarly article submissions for its Spring 2024 (Vol. 14) publication. Sankofa welcomes articles that relate to one of the following areas: (1) “The African Scene,” which provides critical, scholarly articles about Read More …
JALA Special Issue: Engaging Emerging Trends in African Ecocriticism
In their introduction to the special edition of African Literature Today captioned “Environmental Transformations,” Cajetan Iheka and Stephanie Newell assert that “The geography of African ecocriticism has shifted considerably,” affirming the expanding scope of ecocriticism in Africa. From the foundational work of pioneer scholars Read More …