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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 6d

Three new Iskanchi titles drop Oct 15!

🌟 Lesedi’s Little Light
🌟 Maatla the Magnet
🌟 The New Eve

Available for Preorder at www.iskanchi.com/category/all... and on @netgalley.bsky.social for reviewers.

#IskanchiPress #OctoberReads #NetGalley #AfricanLiterature

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · 8d

Submissions for our next unthemed issue are now OPEN 📣
Tell a friend! Everything you need to know is here: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

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Harare Review of Books @hararereview.bsky.social · 9d

Alt:

Submissions open October 1st-14th
Poems only
Any theme
Word docs
themadridreview[at]hotmail[dot]com

The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social · 9d

Send us a poem!
#submissions #poetry #subsopen #poetrysubmissions #writers #poets #comeon

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 9d

We have a surprise for you.

The Iskanchi Design Prize now closes Oct 14th, and the prize has been raised to $300

Your design could still be the official cover for Unathi Slasha’s award-winning novel.

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 8d

🍂October is here!

✨ Design Prize submissions close Oct 14
✨ New Iskanchi titles are dropping, too!

It's going to be a month of stories, imagination & celebration.

Better stay tuned!🧡

#IskanchiPress #AfricanLiterature

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 9d

Send your work to:
[email protected]

More details at: iskanchi.com/blog/open-call-cover-art-design-for-unathi-slashas-award-winning-book

Tag an artist who needs this!

#IskanchiDesignPrize #AfricanArt

Iskanchi Press

iskanchi.com

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 9d

We have a surprise for you.

The Iskanchi Design Prize now closes Oct 14th, and the prize has been raised to $300

Your design could still be the official cover for Unathi Slasha’s award-winning novel.

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 13d

4 days left to submit your cover design for the Iskanchi Design Prize!

Winner gets $200 and their artwork on Unathi Slasha’s award-winning book.

Deadline: Sept 30.
Submit at [email protected]

#IskanchiDesignPrize #AfricanArt

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 15d

Got any plans this Saturday?

We’ll be at the Ottawa Black Book Club chatting about Waiting for Maria by Ifeoma Chinwuba.

📅 Sept 27 | 11AM–1PM EST | Zoom

It's going to be a conversation that hits hard & stays with you.

Pull up. 🖤

#AfricanLiterature #Bookversation

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 15d

Got any plans this Saturday?

We’ll be at the Ottawa Black Book Club chatting about Waiting for Maria by Ifeoma Chinwuba.

📅 Sept 27 | 11AM–1PM EST | Zoom

It's going to be a conversation that hits hard & stays with you.

Pull up. 🖤

#AfricanLiterature #Bookversation

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 16d

7 DAYS LEFT!

Submit your book cover design for The Hollow Sound of Lightweight Bodies by Unathi Slasha.
🏆 $200 prize
📩 [email protected]
📅 Deadline: Sept 30

Guidelines at www.iskanchi.com/blog/open-ca...

#DesignPrize #AfricanLiterature #BookDesign

Iskanchi Press

www.iskanchi.com

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 17d

The stories you remember the most are probably short-form stories.

And it's not a marketing scheme. It's a liking that was passed down.

Dive deeper into the impact of short-form storytelling www.iskanchi.com/blog/the-pow...

#AfricanLiterature #ShortStories #Storytelling

Iskanchi Press

www.iskanchi.com

iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 19d

At Iskanchi Press, we’re always looking for people who share our passion for African & diaspora storytelling.

Editors, designers, marketers, and even literary enthusiasts.

Email us your portfolio and what draws you to African lit to [email protected]

#AfricanLit #PublishingCareers #AlwaysHiring

iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 21d

13 days to go.

Don't miss out on this opportunity. And share with an artist friend.

#artwork #DesignChallenge #DesignCommunity #ArtistOnBlueSky #bookcover #Publishingopportunity

iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 29d

🎨The Iskanchi Design Prize 2025 is still open!

Challenge yourself and design a cover art for The Hollow Sound of Lightweight Bodies by Unathi Slasha, our prize-winning novel.

📅 Deadline: Sept 30
🏆 $200 + cover credit
📧 [email protected]

#IskanchiDesignPrize #BookDesign

iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 23d

🎨 Artists, you have 2 weeks left!

Submit your design for the cover of The Hollow Sound of Lightweight Bodies (Iskanchi Book Prize winner) and win a prize.

Deadline: Sept 30

Guidelines at iskanchi.com/blog/open-call-cover-art-design-for-unathi-slashas-award-winning-book

#BookCoverChallenge

iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 24d

Have you read The Man with Yellow Hair yet?

It's a moving novel of friendship, memory, and rediscovery in life’s later chapters. Perfect for cozy nights and Friday book clubs.

Get your copy today: www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...

#TheManWithYellowHair #IskanchiPress #AfricanLiterature

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 25d

Readers are loving African Folktales for the Young at Heart!

From nostalgia to moral lessons, this collection is proving timeless and powerful.

Dive into what they're saying on our blog: www.iskanchi.com/blog/african...

#africanfolktales #IskanchiPress #Storytelling

Iskanchi Press

www.iskanchi.com

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 25d

Readers are loving African Folktales for the Young at Heart!

From nostalgia to moral lessons, this collection is proving timeless and powerful.

Dive into what they're saying on our blog: www.iskanchi.com/blog/african...

#africanfolktales #IskanchiPress #Storytelling

Iskanchi Press

www.iskanchi.com

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 28d

Incoming: Oct 15!✨️

The New Eve by Moussa Ould Ebnou (tr. Paul Roochnik); a daring LGBTQIA+ speculative novel about love, gender, & resistance in a future ruled by tech.

📚 Want to read it early? Get the ARC here: www.netgalley.com/widget/93676...

#TheNewEve #QueerLit #LGBTQBooks #IskanchiPress

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 29d

Book lovers, gather round!

On Sept 27, the Ottawa Black Book Club hosts a Bookversation with Ifeoma Chinwuba, author of Waiting for Maria (Commonwealth Prize shortlist).

And you're invited!

🕚 11 AM – 1 PM EST | 📍 Zoom
📩 RSVP: [email protected]

#AfricanLiterature #BlackStories

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 29d

🎨The Iskanchi Design Prize 2025 is still open!

Challenge yourself and design a cover art for The Hollow Sound of Lightweight Bodies by Unathi Slasha, our prize-winning novel.

📅 Deadline: Sept 30
🏆 $200 + cover credit
📧 [email protected]

#IskanchiDesignPrize #BookDesign

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · 29d

Book lovers, gather round!

On Sept 27, the Ottawa Black Book Club hosts a Bookversation with Ifeoma Chinwuba, author of Waiting for Maria (Commonwealth Prize shortlist).

And you're invited!

🕚 11 AM – 1 PM EST | 📍 Zoom
📩 RSVP: [email protected]

#AfricanLiterature #BlackStories

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · Sep 9

We had an unforgettable weekend— from NY to Utah to our Book Tour!

Our first weekend was a celebration of stories, community & the future of literature.

Here's a dive into our weekend: www.iskanchi.com/blog/an-even...

#AfricanLiterature #Publishing #IskanchiPress

iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · Sep 7

✨ Our CEO @kenechiuzor.bsky.social is representing Iskanchi Press at the New York Black & African Literature Festival!

Intentional conversations with literary greats like Kwame Dawes are shaping the future of African storytelling in real time.

#NYBALF #AfricanLiterature #KwameDawes

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iskanchipress.bsky.social @iskanchipress.bsky.social · Sep 7

✨ We had a blast at our book tour yesterday!

Special thanks to the Dutch Foundation for Literature & Vamba Sherif for such a beautiful event.

Couldn't make it? Grab Vamba's brilliant books here: www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...

#BookTour #AfricanLiterature #VambaSherif #IskanchiPress

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