CGWS Issue V
The Contemporary Ghanaian Writers’ Series is an e-published anthology platform for emerging Ghanaian writers in Ghana and the diaspora.
For our fifth issue we are looking for poems that explore the many facets of living; as a human being and/or as a Ghanaian. Special attention would be paid to genre-bending work. Read our previous issues to get an idea of previously accepted work.
See the submission guidelines below for more details.
Submission Guidelines
We accept submissions of original poetry only, which should be sent to anthology.cgws@gmail.com with subject “Submission – CGWS Anthology V”. Please wait for a response before sending another submission.
Submissions open on 15th January and end on 15th March, 2024. Submissions before or after the submission period will not be considered.
Submissions are open to Ghanaian writers only.
• Send between 3 – 5 poems that total no more than 10 pages. Please ensure one poem per page, meaning a new poem does not begin on the same page on which another ends.
• All submissions must be typed, be single-spaced, 12points in Times New Roman.
• All submissions should be sent as a Microsoft Word doc. attachment, but PDF is accepted if the submission is to retain a special visual format.
• Please include a simple cover letter in the body of the email, including a short bio not more than 75 words written in third person. See https://www.aerogrammestudio.com/2014/08/14/how-to-submit-your-writing-to-literary-magazines/ on cover letters.
• Document title should be the writer’s full name or pseudonym and title of the first poem.
• Work submitted must be previously unpublished in print and online.
• All work submitted shall be edited, writers are to expect and be ready to edit their work with our editors.
• Simultaneous submissions are accepted; writers must notify us immediately the work is accepted elsewhere.
• Because we are not currently able to pay contributors, we do not charge a submission fee.
• Send only complete, fully proofread work. We will not consider revisions once the work is submitted.
• Our average response time is 10 to 12 weeks. Please do not query before then.
Thank you in advance for giving us the chance to consider your work for our upcoming anthology. Any questions regarding submissions may be directed to enquiry.cgws@gmail.com.