Call For Submission: Anthology Of Short Stories/Poems On The Sudanese Civil War

 

CALL FOR SUBMISSION: ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES/POEMS ON THE SUDANESE CIVIL WAR"

 

 

"Thorns, Tears and Treachery: An Anthology of Short Stories/Poems on the Sudanese Civil War"

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The global headquarters of the International Human Rights Art Festival, IHRAF, in conjunction with its African Chapter hereby calls for submission of literary creative works - short stories and poems on the Sudanese conflicts, especially on the ongoing civil war in Sudan.

 

IMPORTANT CRITERIA

 

Selected works that meet our criteria of excellence will be published in an anthology titled "Thorns, Tears and Treachery: An Anthology of Short Stories/Poems on the Sudanese Civil War". Writers whose works would be selected for publication will receive $50.00 each.

 

The anthology is primarily a Pan-African project that seeks to harness the views and voices of Sudanese and African writers at home and abroad on the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Works submitted for this anthology must not have been previously published elsewhere.

 

OTHER REQUIREMENTS 

 

Works that are to be submitted for this anthology must be original and not recast(s) of already existing works. All submissions are subjected to the international copyright laws and authors should note that they retain full responsibility for any sort of infringements.  Works submitted for the forthcoming anthology are expected to be of the highest language and literary quality.

 

COPYRIGHT

 

The copyright to all selected works is to be held by the IHRAF and authors of the works. The anthology will be published in hard copies, on the IHRAF website and other notable online platforms.

 

METHOD OF SUBMISSION

 

All submissions to this anthology which must not be more than three (3) poems and not more than two (2) short stories should be submitted to: submissionsentriesihraf@gmail.com as MS Word attachment formatted in Times New Roman font size 12, or by clicking on:  https://forms.gle/i4i9FGXusCvrsuaSA

Screenshots or writings in jpg will not be attended to. All submissions must include author's brief bio-data and contact details such as address, email, phone number/WhatsApp number etc.

 

DEADLINE

 

Submission commences immediately from the date of this publication. Deadline for  receipt of all submissions is 30th June, 2023. Selected works that meet our criteria of excellence will be announced between August and September, 2023 and authors whose works are selected will be contacted.

 

ABOUT US

 

International Human Rights Art Festival (IHRAF) gives voice to the voiceless; protects freedom of expression, and uses creativity to highlight human rights and social justice causes around the world.  The organization brings together all members of society through her programmes, from artists-in-exile and at risk; to activists on the front lines of the struggle for rights and justice in their own country; to artists working in all media, to national and international politicians, government agencies, social leaders and celebrities.  IHRAF believes that creative engagement with all members of the society is the surest path toward social justice and positive change.

 

CONTACTS

 

For further information and inquiries, please call, SMS, WhatsApp the following:

 

Wole: +234 807 267 3852 woleadedoyin@gmail.com

 

or

 

Terseer: +234 807 722 3196 terseersam@gmail.com

www.ihraf.org