Welcome to Mwewe

We are a new online magazine focused on stories by African writers. We believe that there is a wealth of new talented writers whose work may never be read. Our aim is to find these writers and publish their work, while paying a respectable fee.

The "we" referenced above currently refers to Kelvin Jayanoris. This magazine is his passion project. Kelvin is a great believer in the power of great writing, and he wants to promote readership of African stories everywhere. By day, he is a software developer and has a background in accounting, finance and computer science. Feel free to email him at kelvin@mwewe.com

Submit a story

We have two main goals: to find, publish, and promote the best African stories, and to support and encourage the authors who write them. We currently pay 3 US cents/word for accepted stories.

Pay rate: 3 US cents/word

Length: 1,000 - 10,000 words per work

Rights: We purchase first world electronic print rights and audio rights (for podcasts). Our contract follows the lead of SFWA's Model Magazine Contract.

Please submit stories via email at submit@mwewe.com for consideration. We prefer .docx, .rtf, or .txt formats.

We have no formatting guidelines/preferences, but please realize that we only publish electronically so use your best judgment regarding what would look good on a web page. Please include any information you feel is relevant in the body of the email. You will receive a confirmation email if your submission is successful. We will update you on the status of your submission in less than 4 weeks. No simultaneous submissions.

If you have any specific questions (or need encouragement!) feel free to email us at questions@mwewe.com.