December 2021 will mark Bakwa Magazine’s tenth anniversary. From inception in 2011 to currently being at the forefront of African literary culture, our journey is a remarkable one. Created as a response to the dearth of critical and creative writing…
A Brief History of Bakwa Magazine
We trace our ancestry and the circumstances leading to the creation of Bakwa Magazine
The Ten Most-Read Pieces of 2015
Illustration Credit: Dante Besong 2015 has been a busy and experimental year for us at Bakwa and we’re very thankful to the interns, editors and contributors who’ve worked very hard to make sure we produce the kind of quality articles…
Submissions
submissions are currently OPEN We accept unpublished fiction, non-fiction, poetry, photography, cartoons etc. Submissions must be sent as an attachment including a short biography and picture if available. We accept submissions in English, French & Pidgin English and pay…