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We Will Pay Some Creatives to be Featured in Edition 6
Paid Featured POET: Up to $100 - Opens Journal; up to x3 poems: (SPOT Vacant- The Best Poem Submitted This Quarter - Poet Will Be Approached When Submissions Close & Asked for 2 More Pieces)
Paid Featured POET: Up to *£60 - up to x3 poems: (SPOT Filled)
I x Paid chapbook review (SPOT Filled)
I x Paid chapbook review (SPOT Filled)
1x Translated Poem $10 (SPOT Vacant)
5x Any submissions Vacant/unpaid
1x Interview - Song Writer ($10 USD) Vacant
1x Featured essay/story – 1200 words ($10) Vacant
1x Commissioned story- $20 (SPOT Filled)
2x Commissioned Art Pieces -$15 (SPOT Filled)
Photography from $15 (SPOT Vacant)
In short, there’ll be a few paid spots going. We generally don’t pay creatives. This is a one-off measure to grow our readership. We are grateful for your support.
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Latest News Articles
The 2026 Bridgette James competition was won by South African Poet, Janine Milne. Go the Competition News Page to read more.
The winner of the Youngest Submitter Prize, in The 2026 Bridgette James Poetry Competition, is Fifteen-year-old Olivia Caldeira. She was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is still trying to find her true self. Writing is a constant in her life. This is her first time submitting her work anywhere. She hopes to grow her writing skills and is grateful for this opportunity
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Mission Statement
Penned in Rage Journal amplifies voices from marginalized and underrepresented communities.
The Journal is part of the Ella's Poems Project, launched in January 2022. This project uses creative writing activities to achieve these objectives:
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The main focus of this project is to promote a love for reading in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Ella’s Poems targets young people in the African continent, between the ages of fifteen and thirty-five - who are active online - in a bid to create a writers' hub on Facebook. Many creatives have found this sort of networking has not only helped them improve their writing skills but more importantly they'd been able to discover local writing opportunities.
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Ella’s Poem’s Project also celebrates the work of African creatives, such as their art, poems, stories and novels, irrespective of one’s social status.
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Many of the creatives who have benefited from this initiative have never written a poem or story in English before. So, our free writing competitions and published books, positively impact their lives.