Narrative Landscape Press has announced an open call for fiction manuscripts this September. Writers are invited to submit their work between September 1st and September 30th, 2025. Please note that submissions in other genres will not be accepted at this time.
Submission Guidelines
Writers should send an email to submissions@narrativelandscape.com with the subject line:
“Submission [Title of Your Work]”
The email must include:
- A query letter in the body of the email, introducing yourself, explaining why you are contacting the press, and presenting the work in question. A few words on why you are the best fit to write the work are also encouraged.
- A one-page synopsis of the manuscript (as a Word document attachment), clearly outlining the major plot points—including spoilers—and highlighting the key themes.
- A writing sample (as a Word document attachment) consisting of either the first three chapters, the first 50 pages, or the first 10,000 words of the manuscript.
Formatting Requirements
- Double-spaced text
- Indented paragraphs, no extra line spacing
- Left-justified only
- 12-point serif font
- A4 page format
Narrative Landscape assures writers that all submissions will be read. Responses will be sent within eight weeks of submission.
As one of Nigeria’s leading independent publishers, Narrative Landscape Press is committed to developing outstanding writers while also supporting publishing houses and self-publishing authors across the Nigerian literary space.
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.
