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The Unserious Collective awards the best emerging Nigerian poets annually. (2026 Fellowship Now Open!)

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For the 2026 Unserious Collective Fellowship, we had a remarkable turnout of 235 submissions. Thank you to everyone who responded to this call. We are now reading your submissions very closely, and we want you to stay closer for the longlist announcement coming up soon.💜
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The Unserious Collective is pleased to announce that the 2026 UC Fellowship is officially open for submissions! As usual, it’s free to submit. We now have a new submission portal, so please keep that in mind. No more email submissions. Guidelines: unseriouscollective.com/pres…
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"How to Be a Dog" — Andrew Kane
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Táíwò Hassan@SymplyTaiwoOct 18
The good people of Jagged Edge Press gave five of my poems a beautiful home. Read them here: jaggededge.org/read/five-poe…
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A Black Man Talks of Reaping by Arna Bontemps
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— Niyi Osundare
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"Spade callers they are who till the fertilest terrains for the richest harvests knowing as they do that the simple word is the shortest distance between two minds" — Niyi Osundare
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"Anti-Elegy" — Pamilerin Jacob
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Chiwenite Onyekwelu@Chiwenite_OSep 13
I have emerged second-place winner of the 2026 Variant Lit Poetry Prize. I'm grateful to the wonderful judge, Todd Dillard, to the amazing Megan Nichols and all the editors at Variant Lit. 🙌🏾 Congratulations to the winners & to everyone on the shortlist. 💎
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"Once, I Returned Tulip, Once I Became" — CP Nwankwo
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"Clenched Soul" — Pablo Neruda
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"The Almost Love Poem of Eloise and Kofi" — Brian Gyamfi
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Flowerboy every April@eliasudoochiAug 23
Forever grateful for the gift poetry and the many amazing people I've met on this journey. To persisting despite the horrors. 🥂🥂
Unserious Collective@UnseriousCo2 Jul 2025
The horrors persist, but so do we. Happy July, folks. Today, we've brought to you another beautiful, talented, global award-winning (inserts applause), awe-inspiring, writer superstar: @eliasudoochi! Let's go. Elias Udo-Ochi (He/Them) is a queer artist from Nigeria.🧵
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"You, Neighbor God" — Rilke
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"We Have Enough Dead Friends" — Lena Oleanderson
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"Telescope" by Louise Glück
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"Field Flowers" — Louise Glück
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Adedayo Agarau
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Dreams come true, guys ❤️
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Adedayo Agarau
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This is the coolest thing I’ve seen anyone do with The Years of Blood. wtf! So cool.
Kokorowtf@KokoromagJul 25
We curated a playlist for Adedayo Agarau’s The Years of Blood. Check it out. 🙂‍↕ kokoromag.substack.com/p/the… @adedayoagarau
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Kokorowtf@KokoromagJul 16
Following the end of our inaugural fiction prize, we are excited to say that we are now calling for submissions for our first issue! Kòkòrò is a journal dedicated to the experimental and the strange. Send us your best work. Submissions guidelines here: kokoromag.substack.com/p/cal…
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Kokorowtf@KokoromagJul 21
We're excited to introduce our collaboration with the Michael Akuchie award for poetry sponsored by @Michael_Akuchie. The award is dedicated to Nigerian writers writing surreal poetry. Check our website for more information. open.substack.com/pub/kokoro…
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