Isele Magazine
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| Editor | Ukamaka Olisakwe |
|---|---|
| Categories | Literary Magazine |
| Publisher | Ukamaka Olisakwe |
| First issue | 30 July 2020 |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 2766-2470 |
Isele Magazine is a literary magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, and book reviews.[1][2]
History
[edit]Isele Magazine was founded in July 2020 by Nigerian novelist Ukamaka Olisakwe.[3]
In an interview with Open Country Mag, she explained that the magazine is a tribute to late grandmother, alias 'Isele Nwanyi', who was a dancer and a performance poet.[4]
The magazine published its first issue in July 2020 and made a call for submissions, inviting "writers and artists who hold a mirror to our society, who challenge conventional expectations about ways of being, how to be, and who decides who should be."[5]
In October 2021, the magazine published a call for The Woman Issue, seeking submissions that "subvert the tropes and narratives associated with and definitive of womanhood."[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ C.J, Nelson (2020-08-31). "From Lolwe to Isele Magazine, Africa's literary ecosystem is seeing a radical revival powered by young people » YNaija". YNaija. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ Dahir, Abdi Latif (2021-07-17). "The New Magazines and Journals Shaping Africa's Literary Scene". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ Murua, James (2020-07-30). "The Ukamaka Olisakwe-founded Isele Magazine makes its debut". Writing Africa. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ Willie-Okafor, Paula (2021-09-06). "A Novelist Entered Literary Curation, Still Honouring Her Feminist Roots". Open Country Mag. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ Ogunyemi, Ernest (2020-08-13). "Isele Magazine/ How to Submit (Payment: A Modest Token)". Creative Writing News. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ "Submission Guidelines". Isele Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ Dougherty, Robin. "Yale University Library Research Guides: African Collection, Yale University Library: Literature". Yale University Research Library. Retrieved 2021-10-15.