Writing on SUSU LAB
Writing Space
Publish your writing. Find your readers. Shape your publishing journey. SUSU LAB features short stories, series, and works in progress. You can publish your writing directly here, connect with a real audience, and the most outstanding projects may lead to publishing opportunities, literary agency representation, and international rights.
Publish
Why publish on SUSU LAB?
SUSU LAB is designed for African and diaspora voices. Publishing here means joining an editorial space that values your texts, builds your visibility and connects you with committed readers.
What you can publish
Short texts, complete short stories, ongoing series, successive chapters and projects built over time.
What you gain
A publication space, a relationship with your readers, and a real opportunity to open doors to publishing, agency and international reach.
Create your account
Access your author space and launch your first text.
Publish your text
Put a short text or a series online, chapter by chapter.
Develop your trajectory
Receive feedback, build a readership and bring out your editorial potential.
Your author space
Sign in to access your author dashboard
Type or copy and paste text directly into the platform. Manage and track your posts.
My account
Track performance, notifications, and ongoing actions.
Login requiredMy creations
Access your stories, drafts, and published works in one place.
Login requiredCreate a story
Start a new project and begin drafting your story.
Login requiredResources & tools
Resources and tools to help you plan, write, and revise your writing
Check out our current calls for submissions, explore our practical resources, and prepare your manuscript for publication.
Right now
Open calls
- Call for short stories Open Enfances africaines : apprendre à se tenir debout Fiction that lets us feel, at a child’s height, how the lines shift. Deadline: 30 October 2026
- Call for manuscripts Open Appels à manuscrits Fiction and narrative non-fiction in French, to join a demanding list. Deadline: 31 January 2027
- Call for submissions Open Appel à textes – SUSU Lab Short texts and projects published on SUSU LAB, chapter by chapter. Deadline: 31 December 2027
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