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@gyaraJournal

The gyara journal is an initiative to train literary editors from Africa. We get better every day.

 Accra, Ghana
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Joined March 2018
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Frankie Edozien, JK Anowe, Megan Ross, Lilian Aujo Lead 19-Strong Shortlist for the Gerald Kraak Prize brittlepaper.com/2019/04/fra… via @@brittlepaper
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New Year's greetings friends! And Happy Sunday! Here is a story we love from our last issue: gyara.org/2019/01/04/petit-f…
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Sometimes women – stand alone like winter Sometimes the world wraps them in men -@BanooZan gyara.org/2018/11/22/sometim…
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"What beats a child in the presence of its mother?" Our answer lies with Ebele Mogo in a poem full of questions and realizations. gyara.org/2018/11/22/hunger-…
Ready for some "Language Lessons?" Let Cheryl Sim take you on a ride with her humorous tale of diplomacy and representation. Allons-y! gyara.org/2018/11/20/languag…
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"We must learn to let go, she often said. You’re helping yourself, not them. Keep heaping hot coals on their head." In Ṣẹ̀gílọ́lá, IfeOluwa Nihinlola weaves dystopia and the concept of agency into a reflective plot. gyara.org/2018/11/20/%E1%B9%…
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Thank you for submitting truly memorable poems!
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We're honoured to have your work in here too; we had a delightful time chuckling at the Ambassador!
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Are you ready? Our fiction and poetry edition is finally here! From dystopian landscapes to pizza shops, our contributors wove some of the most remarkable stories yet. Indulge here: gyara.org/
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Are you ready? Our fiction and poetry edition is finally here! From dystopian landscapes to pizza shops, our contributors wove some of the most remarkable stories yet. Indulge here: gyara.org/
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Something is coming your way. Watch this space tomorrow!
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We've got some amazing pieces coming up! Prepare yourself to be thoroughly indulged.
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When non-fiction is scarier than fiction. (And this is old new news!)... vice.com/en_us/article/3b5a4… #SouthAfrica #Afrikaaners
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Opportunity for African Poets | Enter for the 2019 Brunel International African Poetry Prize brittlepaper.com/2018/10/ent… via @@brittlepaper

Opportunity for African Poets | Enter for the 2019 Brunel International African Poetry Prize

Submissions for the 2019 Brunel International African Poetry Prize will begin on 30 October and end on 12 December 2018. Previous winners include Somalia’s Warsan Shire in 2013, Ethiopia’s Liyou...

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Submissions, submissions and more submissions.
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Expect a response soon if you submitted to us and stay tuned for our fiction and poetry edition!
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"Throughout the narrative of Lives of Great Men there is an impression that no matter where he is, Edozien confidently remains himself. Although not announcing his sexuality from the rooftops, he certainly does not hide it either." gyara.org/2018/07/01/and-he-…
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#Writivism2018 Faces and Conversations ft @mido_mosata @InnocentAcan @ahpetite @tinsmush @africanonacloud and Dr. Kirk Sides
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Image from 2023 Writivism Prizes (@Writivism)
Image from 2023 Writivism Prizes (@Writivism)
Image from 2023 Writivism Prizes (@Writivism)
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Can't wait to show you all our fiction and poetry edition. We're off to read your submissions!
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While we're at it, a big thank you to everyone who has submitted so far. We've been taken on so many adventures and can't wait to share with the rest of the world.
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