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Record a performance, submit a manuscript or find out when you can take part in a show. Here is what is available—and what is still taking shape.
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Lagos Live Show · 25 October 2026
Opening acts: applications closed. Thank you to everyone who applied. Existing applications remain with the team for review. Check your inbox and spam folder for updates.
Volunteers: applications closed. The deadline was 2 October 2026 at 9 PM WAT. Already applied? Check your inbox and spam folder for next steps from the team.
Introducing a new programme
Up to 25 poets. Three minutes each.
Orange Poetry Marathon brings poets together for a programme of short performances, with music and other acts between the sets.
Marathon date and venue to be announced. Register your interest in person at Orange Poetry Live Show Lagos on 25 October 2026. This is an early-registration opportunity, not the Marathon itself, and does not guarantee a performance slot.
About the MarathonPaid production service
Four performance videos with professional audio and post-production. For poets ready to record work they can share with audiences and potential collaborators.
₦250,000 · Scope and availability are confirmed before payment.
Explore SessionsManuscript submissions
We welcome digital poetry chapbooks, ebooks, anthologies and selected hybrid works from African poets and poetry communities.
No reading or submission fee. Read the requirements and review process before sending your work.
Submit a manuscriptInvitation only
We are inviting selected artists to create profiles for commercial opportunities. Onboarding is by invitation, and artists approve their profiles before publication. Inclusion does not guarantee bookings.
If you have been invited, use the onboarding link sent by the team.
Free / pay what you want
A practical guide to using AI while keeping your own voice and artistic judgment. Download it free or choose an amount to support the work.
Get the guideArtist Pathways · In development
A performance can open a door. We want to help artists build what comes after it.
Artist Pathways is still in development. We are exploring support for craft, production, reaching audiences and earning from creative work.
There is no open cohort or general artist intake. This is separate from the invitation-only commercial catalogue and paid Sessions service, and is not a promise of representation, bookings or income.
