They address the human consequences of war and geopolitical violence through literature and art. They accept non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and art. For this issue, their translation feature is The Congo, for which they have detailed guidelines. “For our Volume 18.1 Translations feature, Consequence invites literary translations from the languages of the Congo into English—especially from Lingala, Swahili, Tshiluba, Kikongo, Kinyarwanda, and French—that engage with the lived realities and long shadows of war, colonialism, extraction, and displacement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the broader Congo Basin.
We welcome poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, oral histories, personal essays—whether historical or ongoing, collective or deeply personal.”
They pay $20-50 for writing. The submission deadline is 15th October 2025. Details here and here.
To apply for this job please visit duotrope.com.
