You can now get your creative works published in one of Africa's most beautiful magazines

You can now get your poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and visual art published in TSSF Magazine. A yearly magazine that offers visually appealing storytelling, involving a mix of fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and visual arts.

TSSF Magazine believes in providing a platform for African writers to tell their diverse stories.

For its first edition, the magazine is looking for well-crafted, realistic stories about Africa, Africans, and African issues from writers of African descents or those associated with Africa.

See below for all the details on how to apply:

Fiction:

Submit work no longer than 6,000 words. Excerpts of longer works may be accepted; please include full work as well as an excerpt.

PLEASE DO NOT include your name or contact information in the file name, header/footer or title page.

Your complete submission should include at most a 100-word biography, included in the body of the email.

Submissions not following the above guidelines will most often result in an automatic decline.

Poetry:

Submit no less than three and no more than five original, unpublished poems.

Length and style are open-ended. Just send us your best work!

PLEASE DO NOT include your name or contact information in the file name, header/footer or title page.

Your complete submission should include at most a 100-word biography, included in the body of the email.

Submissions not following the above guidelines will most often result in an automatic decline.

Creative non-fiction:

We’re open to all types of creative nonfiction, such as immersion reportage, personal essay, memoir, etc. We, however, prefer submissions that are structured around narratives but we are open to works that break away from this general writing style.

PLEASE DO NOT include your name or contact information in the file name, header/footer or title page.

Submissions should be no more than 4,000 words, double-spaced, written in Times New Roman or Cambria,12 pt. font (no courier, please), and the pages numbered.

Submissions should NOT include your name or other identifying information.

Your complete submission should include at most a 100-word biography, included in the body of the email.

Submissions not following the above guidelines will most often result in an automatic decline.

Photography, Photojournalism and other Visual Art

We consider submissions of visual art and photography. Art should be recent, no more than 2 years old, and should be previously unpublished in any literary magazines or journals, excluding exhibitions or gallery shows.

Your submission should tell a story. Please do not send us just one picture. We specifically are looking for a story told visually through photographs.

Submit 5-10 low-res images. You can also send a link to a web page or a link to download images by pdf. If you are selected for publication, we will be in touch to ask you for hi-res images, which must be 8.5″ x 11″ or 11″ x 17″ jpegs at 300 dpi. If you cannot provide digital images at this size, please do not submit.

Attach a photo credit and description to each piece submitted.

Please include a standard photographer’s release, allowing TSSF to publish the work sent.

Your complete submission should include at most a 100-word biography, included in the body of the email.

Submissions not following the above guidelines will most often result in an automatic decline.

See more rules and guidelines on TS Magazine website.

Good luck guys!

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