If your story is hot enough to be selected for publication, we will avail advance, help you edit it, and guarantee you 20% royalties from sales. We may also invite you to attend our writer’s workshops, so be sure to include your name, current address, telephone number and some information about yourself.
Submit your work to submissions@storymojaafrica.co.ke or mail your work in a softcopy (CD) to: STORYMOJA, P.O. Box 264 – 00606, Sarit Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.
Make sure that your work is submitted in 12 Point, Times New Roman, Double Spaced, Word Document.
CATEGORIES
1. Fiction – Gripping stories of about 15,000 words, of an East African identity, that reflects the way we live today, whether the story is based here or abroad.
2. Business books – Maximum length: 10,000 words. Down-to-earth writing that deals with doing business in East Africa, taking into consideration the local environment, industries, stakeholders and regulatory conditions. Business-related topics on investment opportunities in East Africa, entrepreneurial skills, the stock market, business planning, sourcing finance, marketing, etc.
3. Love – 15,000 words. Forget Mills & Boons; we want to read about our very own hunks and gals searching for love in Eastlands, the Rift Valley, on the Coast. Make us sweat, make us swoon, make us dream on.
4. Inspiration/Biography – About 15,000 words. Are you a leader in your field? Have you fought the odds, faced the worst and won? Can you put down how you did it in a concise, clear and inspiring way? If your story is powerful enough, we can help you write it.
5. Life-Changing Moments – Maximum length: 2,000 words. A story about an event in your life that profoundly affected you. A story of something that made you grow up real fast, or changed the way you work or play, or influenced how you deal with your family or other relationships, or an event that simply changed your perspective in a positive way.
6. Humour – Maximum length: 10,000 words. Do you have a funny take on life, be it about dating, tribal stereotypes, gender wars, sports, any aspect of living in our outrageous, hilarious, wonderful region? Send it in.
7. True Crime Stories – We are looking for true crime stories and scandalous sagas of up to 10,000 words. We will protect your identity if you chose to remain anonymous in the publication.
8. Mchongoano – Do you have creatively crafted mchongoanos? Can you make us laugh till our ribs crack? Send in your Mchongoano lines in Sheng, Swahili or English and we will pay you for the very best. The Mchongoanos will be compiled into a book.
9. Children’s Fiction and Materials – Children are a very important part of our society. Storymoja is sourcing for material that will help children learn to love reading, discover the world and develop their intelligence and social skills.