{"id":218,"date":"2026-05-10T07:19:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T07:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afronautpress.com\/?page_id=218"},"modified":"2026-07-23T06:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T06:03:37","slug":"submissions-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afronautpress.com\/index.php\/submissions\/submissions-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Submissions guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We are interested in all genres including genre work that refuses easy categorisation.\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Submit your full manuscript. If it is part of a longer project you are developing, include a brief note describing the broader work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Send to <\/strong><strong>submissions@afronautpress.com&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What We Will Not Accept&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manuscripts that do not meet the minimum word count&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Work submitted without the required cover letter and author biography&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> <strong>Work created by AI<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Work that dehumanises people based on ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, or any other characteristic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Submit&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Send your submission to: submissions@afronautpress.com&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Name your manuscript file:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>SURNAME_FIRSTNAME_TITLE \u2014 (for example, MOYO_CHIEDZA_THEWATERLEVEL.docx)&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use the subject line of your email:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>SUBMISSION \u2014 [FORMAT] \u2014 [TITLE] \u2014 (for example: SUBMISSION \u2014 NOVELLA \u2014 THE WATER LEVEL)&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Every Submission Must Include&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf <strong>Your manuscript. <\/strong>As a Word document (.docx) or PDF, in the format described above.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf <strong>A cover letter. <\/strong>One page maximum. Your name, your location, the title and format of your submission, and a brief description of your story \u2014 three sentences is enough. Tell us a little about yourself as a writer: not your CV, just who you are and why you wrote this.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf <strong>A synopsis. <\/strong>For novellas and novels: a synopsis of the complete story, including the ending, no more than 500 words for novellas and 800 words for novels. For short stories: a one-paragraph summary is sufficient.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf <strong>A brief author biography. <\/strong>100 to 200 words. If you are a first-time writer, say so. We are looking for writers, not publishing histories.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf <strong>Contact details. <\/strong>Your full name, email address, phone number, and the city or area in Zimbabwe where you are based.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Editorial decisions are final<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Afronaut Press editorial team will make all selection decisions. We will not enter into correspondence about why a particular manuscript was not selected. If your manuscript is not selected, we encourage you to submit again when our next open call is announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are interested in all genres including genre work that refuses easy categorisation.\u00a0 Submit your full manuscript. If it is part of a longer project you are developing, include a brief note describing the broader work.&nbsp; Send to submissions@afronautpress.com&nbsp; What We Will Not Accept&nbsp; How to Submit&nbsp; Send your submission to: submissions@afronautpress.com&nbsp; Name your manuscript [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":100,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-218","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/afronautpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/afronautpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/afronautpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afronautpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afronautpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/afronautpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":500,"href":"https:\/\/afronautpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/218\/revisions\/500"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afronautpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/afronautpress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}