Diaspora Dialogues invites submissions from emerging writers who currently have a full or near-full draft of a manuscript. We accept novels, short story collections, creative non-fiction/memoir, works intended for young adults and poetry.

Complete or near complete means that the writer has up to 85,000 words or 300 double-spaced pages of prose; or up to 25 poems (50 pages maximum).

The deadline to apply is October 31, 2023.

Learn more: diasporadialogues.com/mentorship