The 2018 Caine Prize Shortlist Has Been Released
The shortlist for the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing has been announced! The Prize is awarded annually for African
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Writing awards
The Annual Mogford Short Story Prize — Winner Announced
The winner for the annual Mogford Prize For Food and Drink Writing has been Announced. Yayy!!! We say a big
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Deadline Looms: The Golden Baobab Prize 2018–Apply Now!(Awards: Up to $5000)
Writers, It is not too late to Apply For The Golden Baobab Prize! Lucky for you, the deadline was extended.
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The Brunel International African Poetry Prize Releases Shortlist
Yayyyyyy! The Brunel International African Poetry Prize Shortlist Has Been Released! The shortlist is for the 6th Brunel International African
Read MoreApply For The Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize; Winner gets £15,000
Writers, apply for The Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. It is an annual award for adventure writing. Deadline: The 2018
Read MoreUfere Award Winners Announced!!!
The wait is over! Finally the Ufere Award Winners have been announced! Yayyy! Below are the winners for each of
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Story Making West Africa Workshop—Apply
To ensure the creation of children stories in indigenous languages, British Council, has collaborated with the African Storybook initiative to
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The Dusty Manuscript Contest—Apply (Awards: Over 1 Million Naira)
Yet another Book Prize is here! GTBank, Farafina and OkadaBooks are launching the “Dusty Manuscript” initiative. It is a brand
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Opportunity For Writers: The 2018 Writivism Short Story and Non-Fiction Prizes—Apply
The Writivism Prize is open for submissions. Young writers of short stories and non-fiction can now send in their works
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Judges Announce The Longlist For The 9Mobile Prize For Literature 2018
The 9mobile Prize for Literature is committed to encouraging new African writers. The longlist is made up of entries received
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