Isele Magazine

*Isele Magazine*
Editor	Ukamaka Olisakwe
Categories	Literary Magazine
Publisher	Ukamaka Olisakwe
First issue	30 July 2020
Language	English
Website	www.iselemagazine.com
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 (31 August 2020). "From Lolwe to Isele Magazine, Africa's literary ecosystem is seeing a radical revival powered by young people » YNaija". YNaija. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
↑ Dahir, Abdi Latif (17 July 2021). "The New Magazines and Journals Shaping Africa's Literary Scene". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
↑ Murua, James (30 July 2020). "The Ukamaka Olisakwe-founded Isele Magazine makes its debut". Writing Africa. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
↑ Willie-Okafor, Paula (6 September 2021). "A Novelist Entered Literary Curation, Still Honouring Her Feminist Roots". Open Country Mag. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
↑ Ogunyemi, Ernest (13 August 2020). "Isele Magazine/ How to Submit (Payment: A Modest Token)". Creative Writing News. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
↑ "Submission Guidelines". Isele Magazine. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
↑ Dougherty, Robin. "Yale University Library Research Guides: African Collection, Yale University Library: Literature". Yale University Research Library. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[1] C.J, Nelson (31 August 2020). "From Lolwe to Isele Magazine, Africa's literary ecosystem is seeing a radical revival powered by young people » YNaija". YNaija. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[2] Dahir, Abdi Latif (17 July 2021). "The New Magazines and Journals Shaping Africa's Literary Scene". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[3] Murua, James (30 July 2020). "The Ukamaka Olisakwe-founded Isele Magazine makes its debut". Writing Africa. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

[4] Willie-Okafor, Paula (6 September 2021). "A Novelist Entered Literary Curation, Still Honouring Her Feminist Roots". Open Country Mag. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[5] Ogunyemi, Ernest (13 August 2020). "Isele Magazine/ How to Submit (Payment: A Modest Token)". Creative Writing News. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[6] "Submission Guidelines". Isele Magazine. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[7] Dougherty, Robin. "Yale University Library Research Guides: African Collection, Yale University Library: Literature". Yale University Research Library. Retrieved 15 October 2021.