Lolwe
Lolwe is an online magazine that publishes fiction, literary criticism, personal essays, photography, and poetry.[1]
 Issue 1 | |
| Editor | Troy Onyango |
|---|---|
| Categories | Literary magazine |
| Founded | January 2020 |
| First issue | June 2020 |
| Website | lolwe |
| ISSN | 2634-7385 |
History
Lolwe was founded in January 2020 by Kenyan writer and editor Troy Onyango.[2] According to the website the origin of the name is, "Lolwe: From Nam Lolwe, the original or traditional Luo name for Lake Victoria meaning "endless lake/water body". Therefore, Lolwe meaning endless, meaning "having or seeming to have no end or limit"."[3]
The publication made a call out for submissions for its inaugural issue for work that is "bold, different, and blurs or pushes boundaries."[4] In an interview, the founder revealed that the magazine was inspired by literary magazines like Saraba Magazine, Chimurenga, Bakwa, and Kwani?.[5]
This publication accepts submissions by Black authors (African, Caribbean and in the Diaspora).[6]
References
- Lolwe. "About". Lolwe. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- Mbamalu, Socrates (2020-01-24). "Kenyan writer Troy Onyango launches Lolwe, a new literary magazine". This is africa. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- "Lolwe, a New Magazine of Literature & Photography, Calls for Submissions to Debut Issue, Guest-edited by JK Anowe, Itiola Jones, & Moso Sematlane". Brittle Paper. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- Murua, James (2020-02-03). "New Literary journal "Lolwe" makes call for submissions". James Murua's Literature Blog. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- Bivan, Nathaniel (2020-03-08). "'What Lolwe literary magazine offers Africa'". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- "Who can submit: Black (African, Caribbean, Diaspora) artists." https://web.archive.org/web/20220122212737/https://lolwe.org/submit/