Valiant Scribe

01/05/2026

This year Valiant Scribe Literary Journal is once again offering two scholarships to support low-income, well-performing students in Nigeria. Scholarship applications will be open from June 1 to 30.

Please see our website (link in bio) for more details or to make a donation to support the ongoing work of Valiant Scribe.

01/05/2026

This year Valiant Scribe Literary Journal is offering two calls for submission. Year-round submissions will be open from January 15 to December 15 with a $5 reading fee per submission and rolling review and publication. Pieces not accepted will receive editorial feedback. We are also introducing a two-month no-fee reading period from February 1 to March 31.

Please see our website for more submission guidelines (link in bio). Thank you for sharing your pieces with us—we can't wait to see your work!

01/05/2026

After a brief hiatus, Valiant Scribe Literary Journal is back! This year we will be accepting year-round submissions from January 15 to December 15, with a $5 reading fee per submission and rolling review and publication. We are also introducing a no-fee reading period from February 1 to March 31.

Take a look at these important dates and more, and be sure to check out our website (link in bio) for more information on submission guidelines, scholarships, and publications.

12/31/2025

🌟 Wishing you all a wonderful 2026 with some exciting news, Valiant Scribe Followers! 🌟

After a year-long hiatus, we are thrilled to announce that Valiant Scribe is back! 🎉 Our new newsletter is live, sharing all the details about the return of the journal along with some fantastic new offerings for 2026.

We can’t wait to embark on this creative journey with you all again. Your support and passion have always inspired us, and we’re eager to bring you fresh content, engaging stories, and vibrant community interactions.

Check out the link below to read the full newsletter and discover what we have planned. Here’s to a remarkable year ahead!

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10/20/2025

2025 Update

As 2025 comes to an end, Valiant Scribe reflects on a year of faith in action. While our literary journal has been on hiatus, our philanthropic arm continued to make a difference, supporting a secondary school student in Nigeria through our scholarship program and contributing toward the Ufahari Girls residence in Uganda, a safe haven for girls in high-risk situations.

​We also invite you to read our founder Debra Ayis’s inspiring testimony, about perseverance through conflict, loss, displacement and the sustaining power of faith in seasons of uncertainty “Faith That Endures: My Journey with Christ,” published in the Heart of Flesh Literary Journal.

The journal will return in 2026 with new stories and renewed purpose. You can now donate directly through our website to support our ongoing work.

You can access all the details here:

Valiant Scribe Literary Journal features art, essays, flash fiction, poetry, and short stories that focus on faith and social issues. It seeks to advocate for human rights and shine a light on the human condition.

12/30/2024

It's been another wonderful year at Valiant Scribe Literary Journal. Thank you to everyone who supported VSLJ this year and in years past. As we take the next year to pause and reflect, we appreciate your ongoing support of our vision to give voice to the voiceless. Thank you.

Valiant Scribe Literary Journal will return in 2026.

12/21/2024

Thank you for your steadfast support over these last five years, and as we take this next year to reflect on where we've come from and where we are going. Future updates will be shared here and through our e-newsletter.

Stay tuned for one more post as we celebrate VSLJ's 2024 program of work!

12/14/2024

VSLJ Issue V is available now! Purchase your copy today as a Kindle e-book or paperback.

This anthology features the work of extraordinary authors from diverse backgrounds, bringing together voices from different cultures, eras, and perspectives to create a mosaic of pain and resilience. Through a blend of prose and poetry, we explore how hope emerges from the ashes of war and lingers in the quiet moments that follow. We hope you are moved by this thoughtful collection.

See the links in our bio for purchase details.

12/04/2024

We are excited to announce that Valiant Scribe Literary Journal Issue V: WAR (We Are Resilient) is now available for purchase! You can find the link to order your copy https://www.valiantscribe.com/issue-5-winter-2024

This anthology showcases the work of twenty extraordinary authors from diverse backgrounds. It brings together voices from different cultures, eras, and perspectives to create a mosaic of pain and resilience—how hope emerges from the ashes of war and lingers in the quiet moments that follow. Through a blend of prose and poetry, we explore the stories of those who fight not only for victory but also for a return to normalcy; those who bear invisible scars yet continue to move forward; and those whose very act of survival serves as a rebellion against the forces that aimed to break them.

11/29/2024

We're thrilled to announce that Valiant Scribe Literary Journal Issue V: WAR (We Are Resilient) will be available on December 1! Check out the link in our bio to order your copy.

We're also excited to share that Issues I to IV of VSLJ are currently on sale for reduced prices! Complete your collection of the Valiant Scribe anthology today. This special pricing will be in place from now until December 31. Links to purchase are in our bio.

It has been an honour to create each and every one of these issues alongside our exceptional contributors. Thank you for using your talents to give voice to the voiceless.

11/26/2024

Take a look at the wonderful voices who contributed to VSLJ Issue V: WAR (We Are Resilient). We can't wait to share their pieces with you as we explore together the intricate dance between devastation and the human spirit’s unyielding will to survive, rebuild, and thrive.

Issue V will be available for purchase in December. You can read more about this issue through the link in our bio.

11/19/2024

Valiant Scribe Literary Journal Issue V: WAR (We Are Resilient) will be available for purchase in December! We are honoured to share these voices with you.

Keep an eye on this space for more updates. You can read more about Issue V through the link in our bio.