PEPPER COAST MAG — SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Submissions Window: 26 September — 15 November

Issue Seven 

Guest Editors

• Poetry: Jedidiah Mugarura

• Prose: Beulah Nimene

Pepper Coast Mag publishes two issues annually (June and December).

We accept general poetry and prose submissions between these publication cycles.

We also administer:

• The Abu Sherif Poetry Fellowship (for Liberian writers)

• The Kofi Awoonor Poetry Prize

Pepper Coast Mag welcomes submissions from Africans, people of color, diasporic writers, descendants, and affiliated communities.

We impose no thematic, stylistic, or formal limitations—provided the work is original, compelling, and of high literary quality. Writers retain full copyright and publication rights at all times.

At this stage, we are unable to offer honoraria; however, compensation remains a core aspiration of our long-term development plan.

POETRY SUBMISSIONS

• Single-spaced, 12-pt Times New Roman or Garamond

• Submit in .doc / .docx format only

• Manuscripts must not contain the author’s name or contact information

• The file name should reflect the title of the submission

In the email body, include:

— Full name

— Email address

— Nationality

— Bio (not more than 50 words)

Simultaneous submissions are permitted; please notify us immediately if accepted elsewhere.

We respond to every submission. If you do not hear from us, kindly follow up.

PROSE SUBMISSIONS

• Maximum length: 2,500 words

• Submit in .doc / .docx format only

• Manuscripts must not contain identifying information

• Previously published prose will not be considered

• Simultaneous submissions are permitted with prompt withdrawal upon acceptance elsewhere

Although we cannot presently compensate contributors, we commit to meaningfully presenting and amplifying the work of writers who trust us with their art.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Send submissions to: peppercoastlitsubmissions@gmail.com

For follow-up enquiries (after 2 months of no response):

peppercoastmag@gmail.com