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CRATERLITFEST19 Calls for Submissions (Prizes: 350,000 NGN + more)

Mrs Paula Chinwe Okafor Prize for Creative Non-Fiction Crater Library & Publisher is now open for submissions for the second edition of Mrs Paula Chinwe Okafor Prize for Creative Non-Fiction. The prize is worth #200,000 and was instituted in honor of Mrs. Paula Chinwe Okafor (1956-2016), who was “an avid reader and lover of the arts...

Submit to the 50 Word Halloween Horror Story Contest ($500 + Publication)

It’s Halloween Season, and there is a tiny story contest you can submit to, and there is $500 to win. Write a scary story of fifty words and submit it to the 50 Word Halloween Horror Story Contest to win $500. The contest closes by the 25th of October, 2019. Who is Eligible: Anybody from...

Do you love fiction? If yes, Afritondo has submitting for you. Afritondo, “the media and publishing platform that aims to connect with and tell the stories of Africans and black minority populations across the globe”, is calling for comments on their latest short story, “Looking for Papa”. This is in anticipation of their $1000 Short Story...

Electric Literature’s Stories Out Of School Flash Fiction Writing Contest (Prize: $1,500)

Electric literature is currently accepting flash fiction stories for its ongoing 2020 “Stories Out of School” Flash Fiction Contest. This competition is being organized by The Academy for Teachers, in collaboration with Electric Literature. The contest serves to promote stories and writing about teachers. Various winners will be awarded a cash prize of $1,500. The overall...

Samsung Engineering/ UN-Sponsored Environment 12th Eco-generation Environmental Essay Competition 2019 (Awards: certificates and Samsung electronic devices) / How To Apply

Young writers from all over the world are invited to apply for “The 12th Eco-generation Environmental Essay Competition”.  This contest is being organized by  Samsung Engineering jin collaboration with UN environment. Essays are expected to reflect the theme of the upcoming World Environment Day event:  Beat Air Pollution. According to the press release on the...

South African Writer, Sisca Julius, Wins The Inaugural Edition Of The K And L Prize For Literature

Sisca Julius wins the K and L prize ($1000 New Zealand) for her story, Honey Bee. Her story along with all longlisted entries would be published in the K and L Anthology, Histories of Yesterday.   Julius is a 23 year-old Bachelor of Arts student, studying at Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley, South Africa. Her...

Research essayists at the graduate (Masters or Doctoral) level are invited to enter for the ongoing UN High Commissioner Refugee Essay Competition 2019. All essays must reflect the 2019 African Union’s Theme: ‘The Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions for Forced Displacement in Africa’. This competition is being organized by UNHCR...