Each year, PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Online Literary Magazine sponsors the editing, proofreading, manuscript development and ultimately publication of six aspiring authors’ works, at no cost to them. Yes, for absolutely free! These are aspiring authors that we identify independently, whose works in our opinion stand out and show promise. The authors also have to be willingContinue reading “PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Adopt-An-Author Program – A Call For Submissions 2025”
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R19 500 Up For Grabs
PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Magazine’s ‘Spoiling The Broth’ Short Story Competition Returns Following the successes of PUBLISH’D AFRIKA Online Literary Magazine’s ‘Spoiling The Broth’ Volume 1, 2 and 3 anthologies, which saw a total of 35 aspiring authors unearthed through the monthly short story contest, the competition is set to return with a bang in November 2024.OnceContinue reading “R19 500 Up For Grabs”
What Is An Editor?
By James McCreet I’ve been professionally editing and subediting text for almost two decades. Not only fiction, but also magazine articles, academic theses and business writing. The traditional role of an editor has been to polish and correct work written by someone who is, essentially, already a proficient writer but who needs another pair ofContinue reading “What Is An Editor?”
Adverbs and Dialogue Tags
. The Do’s and Don’ts The general rule in fiction writing is to eliminate as many adverbs as possible, and replace them with stronger, more specific words. Writing coaches all over the world are in agreement that using adverbs in dialogue tags qualifies as lazy writing often notable from novice, inexperienced authors. Adverbs in dialogueContinue reading “Adverbs and Dialogue Tags”
FAQ’s Authors Often Ask Self-publishers
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Silly, The Hilarious and The Downright Bizarre FYI: This Is A Loooong Read!!! This is a dramatisation with answers provided by an honest publisher (Publisher Y), and a not-so-honest publisher (Publisher X). Of course, in some quarters both publishers would be labelled as dishonest. Everyone is entitled toContinue reading “FAQ’s Authors Often Ask Self-publishers”
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