Call For Entries: Submit to the Nyabola Prize for Science Fiction 2021 | $1,750 Cash Prize & Publication — Pawners Paper

Writers are invited to submit their works for the 2021 edition of the Nyabola Prize For Science Fiction while they compete for amazing cash prizes.

Call For Entries: Submit to the Nyabola Prize for Science Fiction 2021 | $1,750 Cash Prize & Publication

Writers are invited to submit their works for the 2021 edition of the Nyabola Prize For Science Fiction while they compete for amazing cash prizes.

The Nyabola Prize for Science Fiction is an initiative of the Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize. It is a special award open to young people aged between 18 and 35, writing science and speculative fiction in Swahili.

The prize as held is named after, and held in partnership with, writer and political analyst, Nanjala Nyabola. It is “designed to promote and popularise a Kiswahili vocabulary for technology and digital rights, in order to empower citizens in Kiswahili-speaking communities to participate in broader conversations on the issues.”

In a press release, the prize administrators expound that the objective of the prize was to 

“inspire boundary breaking creativity in the next generation of fiction writers in Kiswahili, while popularising a lexicon for technology and digital rights in the language.”

Prize For The Nyabola Prize for Science Fiction 2021

Winners will be awarded the following cash prizes 

First Place Winner : $1,000 

Second Place Winner: $500 

Third Place Winner: $250 

Also, the top ten stories will be published in an anthology.

Eligibility Requirements For The Nyabola Prize for Science Fiction 2021

All writers must be within the age 18-35

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Submission Guidelines 

 Submissions should be marked as ‘Nyabola Prize for Science Fiction entries’ and should be sent to: kiswahiliprize@cornell.edu by 31 May 2021

 

Deadline: May 31st, 2021

The prize organisers will equally be hosting 3 workshops on writing speculative fiction and about technology in Kiswahili for participants in March, April and May 2021.

 While not mandatory, the (virtual) workshop promises to “offer tips and give tools to boost the confidence of those who may be interested in writing for the Prize.”

For more information, please contact Munyao Kilolo or Nanjala Nyabola via kiswahiliprize@cornell.edu

About the prize, check HERE

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