Submit to Illino!
What kind of work are we looking for?
This cycle, we’re looking for submissions that push the bounds of language and indigenous stories! What does it mean to really represent African thought in English? What does it mean to expand local folklore, proverbs, and riddles through your writing? If your work is linguistically innovative, if it plays on commonly told stories, or if it sits on the fringe of familiar and new, then send it our way! Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis..
Here’s some of the work we’ve published that plays around with language, and folklore:
These Genres are Welcome:
Stories can also have hints and even major elements of other genres, such as romance, realism, and so on. We just ask that the story can obviously be tied to one of the below genres:
Afrofuturism
Folklore
Fantasy & Mystic Fiction
YA Fiction
Final Notes
Compensation
Compensation for work starts at $20.
Submission Formatting
Learn more about how you can format your short story submission using this online article
Please contact us with any questions you have
We look forward to receiving your submission!
Despite her Christian upbringing, Akụlue wrestles with the expectations placed upon her. As she tries to embody her family's faith, her soul calls for something deeper. When life delivers an unexpected blow, Akụlue finds herself trapped in an unending cycle of uncertainty. As she embarks on this perilous path, she realises that genuine faith will be found in the courageous pursuit of her own truth.