The literary journal Callallo finds a new home at Brown.
Callaloo, the journal of writing and art from the African diaspora, announced that it will be partnering with Brown University and its Department of Literary Arts. It’s an exciting next step for the nearly 50-year-old publication, and this new home will let the journal and its programming continue to grow. Callaloo’s editorial board will expand, allowing for more collaboration between scholars, writers, and artists at Brown and at other institutions.
Matthew Shenoda, the Chair of Brown’s Department of Literary Arts, said that “Brown [is] a fitting and ideal home for the next iteration of the journal” and is excited for the partnership: “Few literary and academic journals can boast the roster of writers and impact that Callaloo has had over the last nearly five decades.”
Callaloo’s Executive Editor Kyla Kupferstein Torres is also “thrilled about this new partnership,” which will be a chance to “continue to build on the journal’s legacy: amplifying the voices of writers and artists who are focused on issues that are important to people from across the African diaspora and maintaining Callaloo as a space for creative experimentation, critical dialogue, and artistic exploration.”
Callaloo was established in 1976 by Dr. Charles H. Rowell, and publishes a literary journal of fiction, poetry, criticism, interviews, and visual art on “matters pertinent to African American and African Diaspora Studies worldwide.” Beyond the journal, Callaloo Inc. also funds and supports workshops, awards, readings, lectures, and performances.
