The Idumaese Alao Prize for Literature 2025 | How to Apply (₦100,000)
Deadline: May 10, 2025 | Prize: ₦100,000 The Idumaese Alao Foundation (IAF) invites entries for the 2025 Idumaese Alao
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The Waterston Desert Writing Prize 2025 | How to Apply ($3000)
The Waterston Desert Writing Prize 2025 Deadline: May 1, 2025 | Prize: $3,000 + Public Reading in Oregon The Waterston
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The Literary Laddership Fellowship 2025 |How to Apply ($500+Virtual Residency)
Deadline: April 30, 2025 | Grant: $500 + Virtual Residency The Literary Laddership Fellowship is back for its fourth
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The Witsprouts Storytelling Prize 2025 | How to Apply (₦500,000)
The Witsprouts Storytelling Prize 2025 Deadline: May 31, 2025 | Prize: N500,000 The Witsprouts Project is thrilled to announce the
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The 2026 Cave Canem Prize | How to Apply ($10,000 + Publication)
Call for Submissions: 2026 Cave Canem Prize Deadline: May 8, 2025 | Prize: $10,000 + Publication by University of Georgia
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LIGHT Magazine 2025 Contests | How to Apply (Prizes: $500, $375 ,& $125)
How do we build trust in public health systems—and how do we restore it when it’s been fractured? LIGHT Magazine
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Awele Creative Trust Shortlist Shines With Powerful and Timeless Stories
On April 12th, 2025, the Awele Creative Trust announced the shortlist of the 2024 ACT Award. The Awele Creative Trust
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Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship / How to Apply (50,000 AED + More)
The Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship is bringing African Literary Legacy! In commemoration of the esteemed Nigerian Professor Tejumola Olaniyan
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The Marguerite and Lamar Smith Fellowship for Writers/ How to Apply (Value:$5,000)
The Marguerite and Lamar Smith Fellowship for Writers is now open! The fellowship aims to afford writers uninterrupted time to
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The Northern Narratives Initiative for Emerging Writers in Northern Nigeria
The Northern Writers Forum (NWF) is now accepting applications for the Northern Narratives Initiative, a 3–5 month virtual mentorship
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