Munyori Lit Journal: next issue out in November

We have been receiving lots of poetry and fiction (by our modest standards), and we are convinced that we are ready to make selections for he next issue, which should be out by November 5. We could use some more work in the following areas:

Book Reviews
Essays
Artwork/photos
author profiles
interviews

send your works to manu@munyori.com, or visit Munyori for guidelines.

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