SUBMIT
MUNDANITY ISSUE
Submissions for our Mundanity issue are now closed. Stay tuned for the forthcoming publication in December 2025.
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REGULAR SUBMISSIONS
If you would like to contribute to Poda-Poda Stories, please email your submission to editor@poda-poda.com using the following format in your email subject: Genre_Lastname_Submission Title. If your submission is time sensitive, kindly indicate that in your email subject line using the following format: TimeSensitive_Genre_Lastname_Submission Title.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Work submitted outside the regular call for submissions will be reviewed within 2-3 weeks.
Eligibility criteria: We accept work from Sierra Leoneans or persons of Sierra Leonean descent currently residing in Sierra Leone or the diaspora.
We accept fiction (1500 words maximum), nonfiction (1500 words maximum), poetry (3 poems maximum), and book reviews (800 words maximum).
Ensure that your piece is precise and well-written. Things to look out for are grammar, punctuation, and the correct use of tenses.
Your work must be in Microsoft Word (docx) format; typed in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, and double-spaced*. Please do not send your work as a PDF document.
*To accommodate unique poetry formats, poetry may be sent as pdf. files.
Include a brief writer’s bio in your email submission.
We will not accept plagiarized work. This includes AI-generated work.
Do not submit work that contains elements of harmful stereotypes.
Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. We ask that you email us immediately your work is accepted elsewhere.
TIMELINE
Our regular/themed calls for submissions run from August – September and April - May. During this time, it may take our team 6-8 weeks to review your work. Please do not contact us with questions about your submissions while we review your work.