Shallow Tales Review Opens Submissions for November Edition

Playwrights, here’s your stage!

Shallow Tales Review (TSTR) is now open for submissions to its November 2025 edition, and one-act plays are especially welcome.

The literary magazine—known for spotlighting African and Black voices—is inviting playwrights to send in original, unpublished scripts that explore culture, identity, and the human experience. Whether your work is dramatic, experimental, or rooted in everyday realities, this is your opportunity to reach a global audience.

What You Should Know

📬 Email: theshallowtalesreview@gmail.com
📌 Subject line "TSTR Submissions"
🖋️ Only previously unpublished plays are accepted (no reprints).
📝 Submit your script single-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman, with no identifying information in the file.
📄 In your email body, include:

• A short cover letter

• Your bio

• The title and word count of the play

While contributors aren’t yet paid, it regularly nominates outstanding works for prestigious prizes like the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing and the Best of a Shallow Year Award, and has been BSFA-nominated.

Timeline

🗓️ Submission window: October 1–31, 2025
💬 Feedback: November 10, 2025
📰 Publication: November 30, 2025

TSTR publishes three times a year—in January, June, and November—and continues to serve as a launchpad for African literary and dramatic talent.