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This literary and cultural journal was founded by Ugandan writer Rajat Neogy in 1961, and re-launched in 1991 by the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University. Transition publishes poetry, fiction, and essays from and about Africa and the African diaspora.
Source: https://hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu/transition
Categories: Magazines and Literary Journals, Resources for Translators
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