Isele Magazine Explained

Isele Magazine
Language:English
Category:Literary Magazine
Editor:Ukamaka Olisakwe
Editor Title:Editor
Publisher:Ukamaka Olisakwe
Firstdate:30 July 2020
Issn:2766-2470

Isele Magazine is a literary magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, and book reviews.[1] [2]

History

Isele Magazine was founded in July 2020 by Nigerian novelist Ukamaka Olisakwe.[3]

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.[4]

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."[5]

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."[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. 2021-10-15. YNaija. en-GB.
  2. News: Dahir. Abdi Latif. 2021-07-17. The New Magazines and Journals Shaping Africa’s Literary Scene. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-10-15. 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: Murua. James. James Murua. 2020-07-30. The Ukamaka Olisakwe-founded Isele Magazine makes its debut.. 2024-05-11. Writing Africa. en-GB.
  4. Web site: 2021-09-06. A Novelist Entered Literary Curation, Still Honouring Her Feminist Roots. Paula. Willie-Okafor. 2021-10-15. Open Country Mag. en-US.
  5. Web site: Ogunyemi. Ernest. 2020-08-13. Isele Magazine/ How to Submit (Payment: A Modest Token). 2021-10-15. Creative Writing News. en-US.
  6. Web site: Submission Guidelines. 2021-11-17. en. Isele Magazine.
  7. Web site: Dougherty. Robin. Yale University Library Research Guides: African Collection, Yale University Library: Literature. 2021-10-15. Yale University Research Library. en.