Asemana Magazine

Do your words cross borders, break silence, or bloom in exile?

Asemana Books is more than a publisher—we are a Canada-based platform for diasporic, underrepresented, and politically engaged literature and thought.

As part of our ongoing growth, we’ve launched a Magazine—curated by editor Mahdi Ganjavi and advised by Mansour Noorbakhsh—as a dedicated space for politically engaged, diasporic, and experimental writing: poetry, short fiction, creative essays, literary event reports from Canada and beyond, translations, and critical reflections that embody our editorial values.

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What We’re Looking For:

We invite contributions in English, French, and languages of West Asia and North Africa (with accompanying translations into English or French) that reflect the values of:

• Diasporic and migrant experience
• Multilingual storytelling
• Political resistance and historical memory
• Decolonial thought and cultural preservation
• Literary experimentation, hybridity, and radical voice
• Human Rights and Freedom of Expression

We especially welcome work by racialized, immigrant, queer, and working-class writers whose voices are often marginalized in mainstream outlets.

How to Submit:

• Send 1–3 poems, or prose between 800–2,500 words as a Word file.
• Include a short bio (100–150 words) and 1–2 lines about the piece’s context.
• If submitting a translation, please confirm permission from the original author or rights holder.
• Email submissions to: [email protected]. Kindly include ‘Attention: Asemana Editor’ in the subject line of your email.
• Submissions are open on a rolling basis and will be published in the order received.
• We aim to respond to submissions within 3–4 weeks.
• Our website is updated regularly—every week, or two weeks, depending on the volume of submissions and editorial capacity.
• There is no submission fee. We believe in reducing barriers to literary expression, especially for writers from marginalized and underrepresented communities. Submissions are free and open to all, in alignment with our commitment to accessibility, equity, and inclusion.
• Copyright remains with the author. By submitting your work, you grant us first publication rights (or translation rights, where applicable), but full copyright ownership stays with you.

We do not publish AI-generated work or previously published pieces, unless the work is AI-assisted under expert guidance, or a significantly adapted and expanded version of a previously published piece.

Let’s build a space where literature speaks back—across borders, genres, and histories.