Stripes Literary Magazine is accepting submissions for its upcoming Issue 6.2, themed “Fables & Folklore.”
The magazine is seeking retellings of legends, myths, and folktales, as well as original interpretations of folklore.
Submission guidelines
Poetry
- Submit 3–5 poems in one DOC or DOCX file. PDFs are not accepted.
- Each poem must begin on a new page, with no more than five pages per poem.
- Poems must be previously unpublished.
- Include a cover letter, a 100-word bio, and social media handles.
Art & Photography
- Submit 3–5 pieces, preferably around a central theme or subject.
- Include a note about the works and the medium used.
- Works may be submitted as a compiled PDF or as JPG/PNG files.
- Include a 100-word bio and social media handles.
Submissions should be sent to thestripesmag@yahoo.com with the subject line “Submission/Genre” — for example, “Submission/Art.”
The magazine accepts simultaneous submissions but asks contributors to notify them if the work is accepted elsewhere.
Deadline: August 30, 2026.
Best of luck to all applicants!
Sarah Adeyemo
Sarah Adeyemo is a poet, writer, editor, and spoken word artiste from Nigeria. She is a fellow of the SprinNG Writing Fellowship. Sarah has work published or forthcoming work in ANMLY Lit, D’Iit Review, The Fiery Scribe Review, Con-Scio Magazine, Sevhage Review, Okiti Literary, Synchronized Chaos Magazine, Pepper Coast Magazine, The Weeds Review, Akpata Magazine, The Shallow Tales Review, The Muse Journal, The Weganda Review, Everscribe Magazine, Afrillhill Press, TV-63 Magazine, Poems for Persons Interest, Northern Writers Forum Journal, Eboquills, Rinna Lit. Anthologies, and elsewhere. Her works have been shortlisted for the 2025 Labari Prize for Poetry and longlisted for the 2025 Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize. She serves as the Managing Editor at Words-Empire Magazine, a Poetry Editor at Yarnz Magazine, PFPOI, and a News & Feature writer at the Journal of African Youth Literature (JAY Lit). She was a writing resident of the Rongo Artist Residency in 2026 and is currently a writing resident at the Ebedi International Writers Residency. She is a member of The Swan Collective. A dramatic poet who tweets @sarahinkspires.
