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The African Writers Awards organizers has released a call for entries to prospective writers to submit their best work for the 2021 edition of the...

Call For Entries: The African Writers Awards 2021| $100 Cash Prize & Certificate

The African Writers Awards organizers has released a call for entries to prospective writers to submit their best work for the 2021 edition of the literary contests. The winner will walk away with a cash prize of $100 along with a certificate.

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About The African Writers Awards

Since 2018, Writers Space Africa in partnership with the African Writers Development Trust, has held the annual African Writers Awards as the highpoint of the African Writers Conference. 

Theme: "The Future of Africa"

 They accept submissions to the following categories:

Poetry (Structured or unstructured)

Creative Non-Fiction (1,500 words maximum)

Drama (6 acts maximum)

A cash prize of $100 will be awarded to each winner along with a certificate.

Previous winners are: 

2018

Children’s Literature – Roise by Manu Herbstein (Ghana)

Flash Fiction – Fragments by Maryhilda Ibe (Nigeria)

Poetry – A Battle Cry to be Read Loudly and Softly by Chiamaka Onu-Okpara (Nigeria)

Short Stories – Dawn by Benson Mugo (Kenya)

 2019

Children’s Literature – The Zappinator by Eme Ogbu (Nigeria)

Flash Fiction – Breaking the Norm; Ungrateful Girl by Temani Nkalolang (Botswana)

Poetry – Pongwe’s Life by Andrea B Matambo (Zambia)

Short Stories – Hiding by Priscillar Matara (Botswana)

2020

Creative Non-Fiction – Each Little Win – Oladejo Oluyemisi – Nigeria

Drama – Who Knows Amanda? – Asoloko Gloria Akayi – Nigeria

Poetry – Ode to The Blackbird (Haiku) – Duru Nneka Joyce – Nigeria

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Submission Guidelines For The African Writers Awards 2021

You’re allowed to submit to only one category.

All submissions must be in English.

The author retains copyright.

Please can click here to learn about the judges.

To submit, please send an email with the following details:

Full name

Phone number

Nationality

Your entry as an attachment in either MS Word format or PDF (The filename should be the title of your entry)

Send an email as follows:

Creative Non-Fiction – cnf@africanwritersconference.com

Drama – drama@africanwritersconference.com

poetry – poetry@africanwritersconference.com

Please write the title of your entry as the subject of the email.

 

In case of technical issues, please send a mail to info@africanwritersconference.com explaining the nature of the issue. Please do not send your submissions to this email address.

Deadline : May 31, 2021

For more enquiry about the contest, check HERE

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