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Bakwa Magazine [1]

Basic Information
Website: 
https://bakwamagazine.com [2]
Submission Guidelines: 
https://bakwamagazine.com/submit [3]
Address: 
Rond Point Express
City: 
Yaounde
Contact Information
Dzekashu
MacViban
Founder/Editor
Contact E-mail: 
info@bakwa.org [4]
Details
Formats: 
Online
Print
Payment: 
Cash
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Translation
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Mar 1
Response Time: 
Less than 3 months

Taking its inspiration from other pugnacious, and cool magazines like Chimurenga, Bakwa was founded to counter the absence of literary magazines in Cameroon. With a wide ranging remit that’s broader than the literary, Bakwa is an eclectic, intelligent take on the dynamic cultural scenes often missed by mainstream, western media.

We have a penchant for experimental and innovative writing and celebrate literary provincialism.

Representative Authors: 
Imbolo Mbue, Howard M-B Maximus, Emmanuel Iduma, Bertille Mbarga, Yovanka Paquete Perdigao, Kangsen Feka Wakai
Issues per Year: 
1
Year Founded: 
2011
Distributors: 
African Books Collective, Le Grand Vide Grenier
Percentage of Unsolicited Submissions Published: 
26% to 50%
Issue Price: 
$18
Number of Debut Authors per Issue: 
5
Less than 1,000

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/bakwa_magazine

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/bakwa_magazine [2] https://bakwamagazine.com [3] https://bakwamagazine.com/submit [4] mailto:info@bakwa.org