Thank you for your interest in writing for AfricanVibes.com. We publish articles from freelance writers and contributors on a broad range of subjects of special interest to our readership.
African Vibes readership consists of people interested in the positive developments relating to Africa and Africans across the globe as well as the contemporary African lifestyle. Below are some quick facts about our readership.
African Vibes reflects and celebrates positive Africa and the contribution of Africans across the globe. We facilitate and reinforce our readers’ journey to embracing and pursuing a contemporary African lifestyle. We paint a hopeful and positive picture of a continent that suffers greatly from so much negativity and strife. There is so much good coming out of Africa and Africans and we want to highlight that and bring it to the forefront. We continue to find ways of connecting, educating, inspiring, motivating, empowering and entertaining our readers with editorial covering social issues, culture, beauty, fashion, relationships, lifestyle, health, fitness, cultural differences and more. We focus on bringing information that will enrich the life and lifestyle of our readers.
A good AfricanVibes.com article offers background and context to ongoing African issues, a challenge to the mainstream media perspective or an important story that hasn’t been told elsewhere. Our readership is nationwide, so local issues are only covered when they have national interest or implications. International stories must have a strong Africa or African related angle.
We strive to publish as many evergreen stories as possible. We want to publish stories that will matter today, next year, and if we’re lucky… for decades.
Each story must align with one or more of our themes. Our themes include stories of individuals, companies, and organizations that want to develop/inspire a better future for Africa. We love promoting uplifting stories about the individuals lifting humanity and creating a better Africa and those that bring Africa’s diversity and beauty to the world. Some of our categories include the following:
Each submission should include a story, no matter how brief, to draw the readers into your piece. We’re looking to publish stories between 750–3,000 words. The types and format of stories we publish include: Op-Ed’s, in-depth how-to pieces, interesting musings, high-quality listicles, journalistic works of art, narrative nonfiction, and fascinating interviews.
In the spirit of trying to get your article the most exposure possible, we prefer unpublished drafts over published stories. The longer it’s been since a story’s original publish date, the poorer it will usually perform.
Our editorial team can edit the content of your story if grammatical errors are found, along with adding logos, bylines, ads, images, etc. to your story. If you remove this content after your story is published, it will be removed, and you will be removed from our list of contributors.
Once your proposal has been accepted and your article has been written, please keep in mind that there will likely be more work to do. Additional research and editing are normal parts of the editorial process, and every African Vibes article will undergo several complete edits. For substantial alterations, stories will be returned to Contributors for revisions or rewrites. If time is short, changes will occur after telephone or face-to-face consultation. However, last-minute cuts without notification may be necessary. We prefer to receive articles via email in a major word processing format.
African Ubora retains copyright to the version of original material which appears in our publication or on our website. Editorial material appearing on Africanvibes.com may not be copied and republished elsewhere in the same form without approval.
We currently favor unpaid submissions. Contributors whose submissions are accepted will be credited accordingly. However, we will occasionally entertain paid submissions.
Make query submissions through our submission form below. We regret we cannot accept unsolicited manuscripts or offer individual comments on submissions. We are not responsible for unsolicited material. Any publication of an essay or article is at the sole discretion of African Vibes. Note: African Vibes gives priority to articles that have not yet been published and are written exclusively for Africanvibes.com. We will consider articles that have been or will be published elsewhere, on a case by case basis. Please let the managing editor know if an article you are submitting for consideration has already been published elsewhere or will be published in other publications. To submit your ideas, write a query first, (not the entire manuscript) that introduces your story idea and defines your angle. Your query should answer the following questions: