Lolwe

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Lolwe (Magazine)

Issue 1
Editor	Troy Onyango
Categories	Literary magazine
Founded	January 2020
First issue	June 2020; 4 years ago (2020-06)
Website	lolwe.org
ISSN	2634-7385

Lolwe is an online magazine that publishes fiction, literary criticism, personal essays, photography, and poetry.[1]

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]

See also

• Transition Magazine
• Kwani?
• Saraba Magazine
• Agbowo

References

1. Lolwe. "About". Lolwe. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
2. Mbamalu, Socrates (2020-01-24). "Kenyan writer Troy Onyango launches Lolwe, a new literary magazine". This is africa. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
3. Ibeh, Chukwuebuka (2020-01-31). "Lolwe, a New Magazine of Literature & Photography, Calls for Submissions to Debut Issue, Guest-edited by JK Anowe, Itiola Jones, & Moso Sematlane". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
4. Murua, James (2020-02-03). "New Literary journal 'Lolwe' makes call for submissions". Writing Africa. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
5. Bivan, Nathaniel (2020-03-08). "'What Lolwe literary magazine offers Africa'". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
6. "Who can submit: Black (African, Caribbean, Diaspora) artists." https://web.archive.org/web/20220122212737/https://lolwe.org/submit/

External links

• Official website