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Eligibility

Black Africans and Black African diasporas. Nigeria qualifies. This is not a worldwide open call.

Writing

Stories, essays, thinkpieces, rants

Pay

$75

Length

600–800 words

Response

Within two weeks

Submission

Email pitch

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Eligibility

The official submissions page does not state a nationality restriction. Personal essays should speak to questions shaping Nigerian and African life. Do not read that as a closed country list.

Writing

Personal Essay

Pay

₦100,000

Length

2,001–3,000 words

Response

Not publicly stated

Submission

Official submissions form (sign in or create an account)

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Eligibility

Writers of African origin based anywhere in the world, or anyone writing about Africa.

Writing

Poetry, short story, essay

Pay

₦20,000 or ₦30,000 (Nigerian bank account)

Length

Prose 1,200–5,000 words; poetry 2–5 poems / 10 pages

Response

Aims to respond within 3 months

Submission

Email a Word document

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Eligibility

The official submissions page does not state a nationality restriction. The subject matter must be African mythology, folklore and cultural memory, tied to a specific ethnic group, culture, region or historical period.

Writing

Long-form, folktales, essays, interviews, heritage reviews, listicles, encounters

Pay

₦15,000 bonus until 2026-08-22

Length

Not publicly stated

Response

Review within 1–4 weeks

Submission

Official submission portal (create an account)

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Eligibility

The official call does not state a nationality restriction. It is framed around personal experience of loss and grief.

Writing

Personal essay

Pay

$250 per published essay

Length

Up to 1,500 words

Response

Not publicly stated

Submission

Email

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Eligibility

The official submissions page does not list countries. The Again column is addressed to policymakers, activists and politically-engaged writers. That is a subject/role description, not a nationality list.

Writing

Again column (book reflection)

Pay

$300

Length

Up to 1,500 words

Response

Not publicly stated

Submission

Email pitch (AGAIN PITCH)

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Eligibility

The official submissions page does not list countries. Do not treat that silence as a closed list or as a guaranteed worldwide call.

Writing

Essay

Pay

Not publicly stated on the current official page

Length

Not publicly stated on the current official page

Response

Not publicly stated

Submission

Do not submit until 1 October 2026 — official page

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Eligibility

Official page: pitches and original nonfiction from writers and journalists around the world. No country list.

Writing

Personal essay

Pay

$500

Length

No hard personal-essay limit stated. Official guideline for most published features: 2,000–6,000 words — a guideline, not a rule.

Response

They generally only reply if interested

Submission

Email a finished draft

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Eligibility

Official page: original nonfiction from writers and journalists around the world.

Writing

Reading list

Pay

$350

Length

Not publicly stated

Response

They generally only reply if interested

Submission

Email pitch

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Eligibility

Official page: original nonfiction from writers and journalists around the world.

Writing

Reported feature

Pay

From 50 cents per word

Length

No hard limit stated. Official guideline for most published features: 2,000–6,000 words — a guideline, not a rule.

Response

They generally only reply if interested

Submission

Email pitch

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Eligibility

Artists and writers from Africa and the African diaspora. The official page points to the African Speculative Fiction Society definition of who is African. Nigeria qualifies. This is not a worldwide open call.

Writing

Speculative fiction, essays, reviews

Pay

$20 per published story

Length

Short fiction up to 5,000; flash up to 1,000; essays/CNF up to 3,000; reviews 800–2,000

Response

Not publicly stated

Submission

Email when a new window is announced — currently closed

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Eligibility

The official essays section does not list countries. It looks for essays with roots wholly or partly in an African context (subject or case study). Poetry guidelines separately ask for poets of African origin. Do not collapse those two rules.

Writing

Essay / nonfiction

Pay

₦50,000

Length

750–3,500 words

Response

Not publicly stated for the current closed period

Submission

Official page — currently closed; Google Form when a window opens

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Eligibility

Official submit page: only considering submissions from the US, UK, NZ, Ireland, Canada, Australia and South Africa, unless you are an existing published Listverse writer. They do not accept lists from outside those countries. Nigeria does not qualify.

Writing

10-item fact list

Pay

$100 (minus PayPal fees)

Length

1,500–2,000 words including the introduction; exactly 10 items

Response

Aim to accept or reject within 30 days

Submission

Official submit-a-list form

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Eligibility

The official Pitch Us page does not list countries. It invites essays, reported features, video, interviews or fiction short stories.

Writing

Essay, reported feature, interview, short fiction

Pay

Not publicly stated on the official pages checked

Length

Official sweet spot 2,500–4,000 words; pitches must be at least 500 words

Response

Not publicly stated

Submission

Email a full draft or a 500+ word pitch

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Eligibility

Not applicable until First Person is listed again on the official pitch page.

Writing

Personal essay (First Person)

Pay

Not publicly stated on the current official pitch page

Length

Not stated for First Person on the current official pitch page

Response

They cannot respond to every pitch

Submission

Do not email First Person as if it is open — re-read the official pitch page

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Eligibility

The official pitch page does not list countries.

Writing

Explainer / reported essay

Pay

Not a published fixed fee

Length

Most stories 1,500–2,500 words

Response

They cannot respond to every pitch

Submission

Email pitch (no attachments)

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Eligibility

The official pitch page does not list countries.

Writing

Climate explainer / reported story

Pay

Not a published fixed fee

Length

Assignments 800–2,500 words

Response

They cannot respond to every pitch

Submission

Email pitch (no attachments)

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Eligibility

When open: academics and people with significant professional or practical expertise. They specifically encourage younger and emerging scholars, especially outside the US and the UK.

Writing

Longform essay

Pay

Freelance fee or honorarium — amount not published

Length

Generally 2,500–5,000 words

Response

They cannot respond to every enquiry

Submission

Official pitch form — currently closed

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Eligibility

Official FAQ: they publish English-language stories from people around the world. You do not have to live in the United States.

Writing

True first-person story or story-poem

Pay

$250 if published

Length

Recommended maximum 1,200 words; no official minimum. Longer pieces are rarely read.

Response

No rejection letters. If you have not heard 60 days before the book’s on-sale date, they probably passed.

Submission

Official website form only

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Eligibility

The official pitch page does not list countries. They want original humanitarian reporting and first-person voices from crises. Africa coverage is commissioned by named Africa editors.

Writing

News, analysis, first person, opinion, investigations

Pay

40 cents per published word

Length

Opinion ~800; first person 1,000–1,200; news under 1,000; news features/analysis typically 1,200–1,400; investigations 2,000+

Response

Not a single published response time for all pitches

Submission

Email pitch to the relevant commissioning editor

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Eligibility

Official: they prioritise writers of African descent based on the continent, but are open to articles from anyone who meets their editorial standards. Payment priority is separately stated as African journalists based in Africa.

Writing

News analysis, op-ed, features, essays, investigations

Pay

Fees vary — not a published fixed rate

Length

Average about 1,000 words; longer if exceptionally well written

Response

If no reply after a week, assume it is not a fit. They aim to answer emails in 2–4 working days.

Submission

Email a pitch or a draft

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Eligibility

No nationality list. They cover countries outside the West, with a presence in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. That is a beat, not a passport rule.

Writing

Reported tech feature

Pay

Not publicly stated on the official pitch page

Length

Pitch 300 words or less. Finished length is part of the pitch, not a published limit.

Response

Not publicly stated

Submission

Email a 300-word pre-reported pitch to the relevant editor on the About Us team page

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Eligibility

When open: they want diverse voices, including lived experience of mental health or neurodiversity. No country list.

Writing

First-person essay on change

Pay

Freelance fee or honorarium — amount not published

Length

1,200–1,800 words (First Person). Other formats: Ideas 1,000–1,800; Guides ~2,000; In-depth Guides 3,000–4,000.

Response

They cannot respond to every enquiry

Submission

Official pitch form — currently closed

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Eligibility

The official page does not restrict essays and features by nationality. Fiction and poetry guidelines separately say Canadian writers/poets. Do not collapse those rules.

Writing

Essay or reported feature

Pay

From $500 (short essays); features up to $1/word

Length

Essays 1,000–4,000; reported features ~1,200–2,000; long-form 2,500–5,000

Response

Not publicly stated

Submission

Email pitch (completed draft required for memoir)

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Eligibility

No country list on the official guidelines.

Writing

Satire / humour (lists, open letters, monologues)

Pay

Modest fee if accepted — dollar amount not published

Length

Absolute maximum 1,200 words; they prefer under 1,000, shorter still better

Response

Average 7.39 days (their figure)

Submission

Email a finished draft pasted in the body — no attachments

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Eligibility

No country list on the official pitch page.

Writing

Literary essay, criticism, reported literary piece

Pay

Not publicly stated on the official pitch page

Length

Not publicly stated

Response

They say they read everything. No published reply time.

Submission

Email a short pitch or a finished essay

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Eligibility

Official page: submissions on virtually any topic from anywhere in the world if the story is compelling, well written and accurate. Beat focus is the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, plus the US, Europe, Latin America, Russia and Central Asia. That is a beat, not a passport list.

Writing

Reportage, arguments, history essays, first person, reviews

Pay

Not publicly stated on the official pitch page

Length

Pitch under 300 words. Finished length is part of the pitch, not a published limit.

Response

Not publicly stated

Submission

Email pitch (under 300 words) or on-spec Word draft

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Eligibility

Official: journalists, scholars, writers and other thinkers from all over Southasia and the world. Subject must relate to Southasia. That is a beat, not a closed country list.

Writing

Long-form reportage, analysis, essays, interviews, reviews, occasional fiction

Pay

Set rates — amount told on commission

Length

Rarely under 1,200; most pieces about 2,000–4,000 words

Response

If no reply in two weeks, assume they will not take it

Submission

Email a 300–600 word pitch

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Eligibility

Official: freelance journalists, experts and organisations. They have a modest budget to commission reporting from around the world. No country list.

Writing

Climate news, features, investigations

Pay

From £0.35 a word

Length

Pitch under 300 words. A standard news story is described as 600 words; longer features exist. No single required range.

Response

They cannot guarantee a response

Submission

Email a short pitch to the named news or investigations editor

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Eligibility

Official: stories from all over the world. Translations welcome even if previously published in another language. English-language rights.

Writing

Science fiction or fantasy short story

Pay

14¢ per word

Length

1,000–22,000 words, no exceptions

Response

Average typically under two days; query after two weeks

Submission

Official online submissions tracker — do not email stories

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Eligibility

No country list on the official non-fiction guidelines.

Writing

SF/F non-fiction article

Pay

10¢ per word, up to 2,500 words

Length

Up to 2,500 words

Response

No published response time. They generally only reply to queries they want to follow up.

Submission

Email a query — subject NONFICTION QUERY

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Eligibility

Official: passionate, diverse SF/F from writers from every conceivable background. No country list.

Writing

Speculative short fiction

Pay

10¢ per word (including audio rights)

Length

750–10,000 words

Response

They try to respond in 30 days; query after 60 days

Submission

Moksha when the fiction window is open

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Eligibility

No country list. Same magazine-wide invitation to writers from every conceivable background.

Writing

Speculative poetry

Pay

$40 per poem

Length

Any length

Response

They try to respond in 30 days; query after 60 days

Submission

Moksha — poetry window open through 31 August 2026

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Eligibility

Official writers’ guidelines: most contributors are from Australia, some from overseas. That is a description, not a closed nationality list. Do not hide this card from Nigeria on that sentence alone.

Writing

Themed fiction or non-fiction

Pay

AUD$0.75 per word (print)

Length

No longer than 4,000 words

Response

Within eight weeks of the call-out closing date

Submission

Official Submittable call — Bodies of Work

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Eligibility

Official: currently only accepting fiction from writers living and/or working in or around Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Nigeria does not qualify.

Writing

Short fiction

Pay

$580 print; $180 online (+ 12% super)

Length

Not publicly stated. Complete stories only — no novel excerpts.

Response

Up to 6 months. Non-subscribers are not guaranteed a response time.

Submission

Submittable — complete story only

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Eligibility

The official online nonfiction page does not list countries. Do not copy the Australia/NZ fiction rule onto this card.

Writing

Online analysis / polemic

Pay

$180 (+ 12% super, + GST if applicable)

Length

Pitch page: finished online articles generally 800–1,200 words

Response

Up to 6 months

Submission

Submittable (completed piece) or the official pitch form

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Eligibility

No nationality list. The magazine covers politics, business and culture in Latin America and the Caribbean. That is a beat, not a passport rule.

Writing

Reported or argued piece on the Americas

Pay

Not publicly stated on the official contact page

Length

Not publicly stated

Response

Not publicly stated

Submission

Email a one- to two-paragraph pitch

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Eligibility

Official: academics, activists, students and journalists. No country list. Coverage is Latin America, the Caribbean, US Latinx communities and US policy in the hemisphere.

Writing

Online reported analysis

Pay

$100–$200 honorarium if writing is your primary income

Length

Typically 1,200–1,500 words online; longer considered case by case

Response

They aim for quick turnarounds

Submission

Email a short query to the web editor

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Eligibility

No nationality list. The magazine is focused on British Columbia, Cascadia and beyond. That is a beat. They welcome pitches from people underrepresented in the media.

Writing

Reported news, features, analysis, first person

Pay

$300 a day (usually 1–3 days)

Length

Not publicly stated. Fee is a day rate, not a word rate.

Response

If no reply in seven business days, they are unlikely to move forward

Submission

Email one named senior editor — do not pitch several at once

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Eligibility

Official: they do not discriminate on age, gender, nationality, race or sexuality. International contemporary writing.

Writing

Interview

Pay

Typically £150

Length

4,000–5,000 words

Response

Not separately stated for interviews. Critical articles: 9–12 months.

Submission

Official Taylor & Francis submissions portal

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Eligibility

No country list on the official guidelines.

Writing

Humour / satire

Pay

$25–$100 on publication

Length

No more than 8 pages

Response

They try to respond within six months

Submission

Submittable — Wit Tea

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Eligibility

No country list. Official: emerging and established writers.

Writing

Essays, fiction, poetry

Pay

$500 prose/comics; $200 poetry/interviews

Length

Not a single sitewide limit on the About page. El Alboroto (Spanish section) states a 2,500-word maximum — that is a different card.

Response

They hope to respond within three months. Do not query sooner.

Submission

Submittable when the genre reopens — do not email

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Eligibility

Spanish-language work. No country list on the El Alboroto guidelines.

Writing

Spanish fiction, essays, criticism, comics, interviews, poetry

Pay

Same as The Rumpus: $500 prose/comics; $200 poetry

Length

Maximum 2,500 words. Microfiction: up to three pieces of 1,000 words or fewer in one file.

Response

They hope to respond within three months

Submission

Submittable — El Alboroto

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Eligibility

No country list on the current submissions page. WWB publishes international writing in translation.

Writing

Book review

Pay

$175

Length

Not publicly stated for reviews

Response

Not publicly stated

Submission

Email a review pitch — subject Book review

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Eligibility

Official: they have published writers from India, Egypt, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Malaysia, Qatar and Japan, and many previously unpublished authors. No closed country list.

Writing

Flash creative nonfiction

Pay

$45 honorarium if featured

Length

750 words or fewer

Response

Not publicly stated

Submission

Submittable — closed until September

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Eligibility

Official mission: amplify voices from the Middle East, North Africa and Southwest Asia (SWANA). Open to emerging and established writers, and to writing in multiple languages. That is a mission, not a closed passport list.

Writing

Essay, feature, fiction, poetry, review, interview

Pay

Honorarium — amount not published

Length

Submissions 750–3,000 words; features/reviews often 1,000–3,000; opinion 750–1,500

Response

Not publicly stated

Submission

Duosuma, or a short query to an editor

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Eligibility

Official: submissions from anywhere in the world. British spellings are fine.

Writing

Speculative fiction

Pay

10¢ per word (minimum $60)

Length

Up to 10,000 words; under 5,000 preferred

Response

Not stated for the closed period

Submission

Moksha when they reopen — do not email stories

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Eligibility

No country list. Public windows are limited; $5/month or $50/year members may submit year-round.

Writing

Personal narrative essay

Pay

$100

Length

2,000–6,500 words

Response

About six to eight months when open

Submission

Submittable when a public window opens — or EL membership

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Eligibility

No country list. First-time contributors must include a bio and clips.

Writing

Reported feature, essay, op-ed, review

Pay

Not publicly stated on the official pages checked

Length

Not publicly stated. They run reported features, book reviews, photo essays, op-eds and about a dozen long-form narratives a year.

Response

They will try to respond expeditiously; a small team, it may take time

Submission

Official online submissions form — do not email pitches

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Eligibility

No country list. Preference on destination guides is given to writers based in the city they cover, or who spend notable time there. That is expertise, not a nationality ban.

Writing

Travel feature, service, first person

Pay

From $300 for 500–600 words

Length

Rate example: 500–600 words. Other lengths exist; no single required range.

Response

Not a single published reply time for every desk

Submission

Email the named section editor — firstname_lastname@condenast.com

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Eligibility

Official: Asimov’s will consider material submitted by any writer, previously published or not. No country list.

Writing

Science fiction short story (some borderline fantasy/slipstream)

Pay

8–10¢ per word (8¢ after 7,500 words)

Length

Seldom under 1,000 or over 20,000; no novel serials

Response

Average about five weeks; query after 45 days

Submission

Official online submissions system — not email

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Eligibility

Official: Analog will consider material submitted by any writer solely on the basis of merit. No country list.

Writing

Science fiction story

Pay

8–10¢ per word for short fiction

Length

Short fiction up to about 20,000 words

Response

Average two to three months; query after four months

Submission

Official online submissions system — not email

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Eligibility

Official: any writer, solely on merit. No country list. Readers are technically knowledgeable but from many backgrounds — specialised jargon should be kept to a necessary minimum.

Writing

Science fact article

Pay

9¢ per word

Length

About 4,000 words

Response

Average two to three months; query after four months

Submission

Official online submissions system — not email

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Eligibility

Official: submissions from all writers, of all locations, nationalities, ethnicities, backgrounds, faiths, genders, orientations, identities and experiences. Nigeria qualifies. No country ban.

Writing

Literary adventure fantasy short story

Pay

8¢ per word

Length

Strongly prefer under 15,000 words

Response

Average 1–3 weeks, occasionally 5–7 weeks

Submission

Email: subject must be Submission: (title); attach .DOC or .RTF only

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Eligibility

Official: submit if you identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions — including first- and second-generation immigrants, refugees, people displaced by colonialism/imperialism, and anyone whose heritage includes ‘here and elsewhere’. They take that identification in good faith. This is not a worldwide open call for writers who do not identify that way. A Nigerian writer of African diaspora/colonial heritage can qualify; do not treat it as a closed passport list.

Writing

Speculative short fiction or flash

Pay

10¢ per word

Length

Under 5,000 words (prefer under 3,500)

Response

Not publicly stated on the current fiction page

Submission

Moksha — flash queue ≤1,500 words; short-story queue 1,501–5,000 words. Do not submit until the November window.

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