Writing awards
The Caine Prize Shortlist 2016
The Caine Prize Judges have announced the shortlist for the 2016 edition of the award. Out of 163 entires five entries were selected. Two Nigerianss made the shortlist. Remember Nneka Leslie Arimah and Tope Folarin? Yep. They are familiar names in the short story writing world. Now, who will win the 10,000 pound prize money? […]
Regional Winners Of The Commonwealth Short Story Prize
The 2016 Prize attracted nearly 4000 entries from 47 countries. After an initial sift by a team of international readers, the global judging panel, representing each of the five regions of the Commonwealth – Helon Habila (Africa), Firdous Azim (Asia), Pierre Mejlak (Canada and Europe) Olive Senior (Caribbean), and Patrick Holland (Pacific) – chose the shortlist. From this […]
Winners of the Saraba Manuscript Prize 2016
The winner and shortlist of the Saraba Manuscript Prize (Fiction Category) have been announced. Eboka Chukwudi Peter emerged the winner with the cash prize of 100,000 naira for his manuscript Mosaic: Stitches of Stories Lived, Stories Learned and Stories Told. The four shortlisted writers are: Hajara Hussaini Ashara, 1994 Amarachi Priscilla Ekekwe, Beyond the Beautiful Sea Ebelechukwu Ijeoma Mogo, IJBG […]
Roll Of Thunder Publishing Contest
Writers seeking to publish a children’s book will be interested in this contest. We Need Diverse Books™, Penguin Young Readers has opened for submissions for its debut publishing contest. Prize: “The confirmed winner will receive a book publishing contract for the publication of a novel for ages 8-14 by Penguin Random House LLC, with […]
World Nomads Scholarship For Culinary Explorers 2016
Do you love traveling and eating and writing about food? Then you want to win this scholarship and a trip to Spain. World Nomads are looking for 3 culinary explorers to embark on food-fueled assignments to uncover the local recipes, techniques, and attitudes that make Spain a seriously celebrated food destination. Grab this opportunity to […]
African Writers’ Residency Award
The Sylt Foundation calls all writers of contemporary African literature to apply for the two months African Writer´s Award, offered as part of the Sylt Foundation Residency Programme. The African Writer´s Residency is awarded annually and offers an Award of a two months residency to writers of African literature, whose work engages with contemporary themes […]
THE WINNER OF THE 2015 AWELE CREATIVE TRUST AWARD IS…
The 2015 Awele creative trust award winner (April 12, 2016) went to Nneoma Ike Njoku for her short story, The Burial The results were announced by Awele Creative Center and the ACT Award judges- Joe Dunthorne, Chibundu Onuzo and Rahul Bhattacharya. Njoku’s “The Burial” is a clever, deftly delivered tale which remains in the imagination […]