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| Editor | Ukamaka Olisakwe |
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| Categories | Literary Magazine |
| Publisher | Ukamaka Olisakwe |
| First issue | 30 July 2020 |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 2766-2470 |
Isele Magazine is a literary magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, and book reviews.
History
Isele Magazine was founded in July 2020 by Nigerian novelist Ukamaka Olisakwe.
In an interview with Open Country Mag, she explained that the magazine is a tribute to late grandmother, alias 'Isele Nwanyi', who was a dancer and a performance poet.
The magazine published its first issue in July 2020 and made a call for submissions, inviting "writers and artists who hold a mirror to our society, who challenge conventional expectations about ways of being, how to be, and who decides who should be."
In October 2021, the magazine published a call for The Woman Issue, seeking submissions that "subvert the tropes and narratives associated with and definitive of womanhood."
References
- C.J, Nelson (2020-08-31). "From Lolwe to Isele Magazine, Africa's literary ecosystem is seeing a radical revival powered by young people » YNaija". YNaija. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- Dahir, Abdi Latif (2021-07-17). "The New Magazines and Journals Shaping Africa's Literary Scene". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- Murua, James (2020-07-30). "The Ukamaka Olisakwe-founded Isele Magazine makes its debut". Writing Africa. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- Willie-Okafor, Paula (2021-09-06). "A Novelist Entered Literary Curation, Still Honouring Her Feminist Roots". Open Country Mag. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- Ogunyemi, Ernest (2020-08-13). "Isele Magazine/ How to Submit (Payment: A Modest Token)". Creative Writing News. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- "Submission Guidelines". Isele Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- Dougherty, Robin. "Yale University Library Research Guides: African Collection, Yale University Library: Literature". Yale University Research Library. Retrieved 2021-10-15.