Valiant Scribe Scholarship:

On January 7th, 2023, Valiant Scribe launched an annual scholarship in honor of Naomi Kambai Ayis. Mrs. Ayis was a lifelong educator in Nigeria until her passing in 2020.

For the inaugural year, the scholarship will support low-income, primary and secondary students (elementary to high school) in Nigeria.

The deadline to apply is April 30th, 2023. Eligible applicants can access more information by clicking the link below.

Digital Publications:

The submission period of our open call for submissions for 2023 begins today (January 15 - December 15).

We aim to respond to submissions we have chosen to publish within the first 3 weeks to 3 months of receipt.

Expect to read selected publications on our homepage or the collections tab bi-weekly. We publish on Fridays at 10:00 AM EST.

Please spread the word. 

Artistic Showcase:

Call for Artists

In 2021, we showcased the artistic stylings of Val Smit, a South African ekphrastic poet, and in 2022 we showcased a collaboration between Carl Scharwath, Ségolène Léchot, KB Ballentine, Paige McBride, and Thomas Piekarski.

This year, we are calling for expressions of interest to be our featured artist(s) for 2023. Please send us an email (contactvaliantscribe@gmail.com) with a succinct cover letter and a link to your portfolio. We encourage experimental intersections of art and literature.

The deadline to submit is April 3rd, 2023.

2023 Poetry Competition:

We will be launching a call for submissions for our biennial poetry competition in the summer. More details on the theme and dates to follow.

The top prize will be $500, an interview, and inclusion in Issue IV of the Valiant Scribe Literary Journal.

There will be no entry fees.

You can learn more about our 2021 Poetry Competition by clicking the link below. 

Issue IV:

As you may know, Valiant Scribe was founded in December 2019, which means we've made it past the 3-year itch! As such, this year's issue will focus on celebrating all our contributors :).

The fourth issue of the Valiant Scribe Literary Journal will be a beautifully designed anthology of poetry, flash fiction, and everything in-between featured on a backdrop of art. A keepsake for your coffee table.

This year, there will be NO call for submissions for the issue, instead, we will pull from all the wonderful work submitted to us since January 2020.

You can access our previous issues by clicking on the button below.

Volunteer With Us:

As you may probably know, Valiant Scribe is self-funded and volunteer-run.

If you've enjoyed our offerings and are thinking of a way to be more involved in what we do, then we very much encourage you to volunteer with us.

We currently need a communications expert, social media volunteer, a digital content volunteer for editing our YouTube interviews, a reader, and a guest editor.

Most of the volunteer role descriptions for the above are flexible based on your expertise, time, and interest.

A sample volunteer role description is at the link below:

Bookstore:

Support previous Valiant Scribe contributors by purchasing a copy of their books listed in our bookstore.

If you'd also like your book to be listed in our bookstore, please send it to us for consideration. A good practice is sending us an email introducing your book.