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Cfwriterz Writing Award Open For Submission; 100,000 naira up for grabs —

Cfwriterz calls writers to submit entries for its writing prize. The theme of this year’s edition is “Wings to Fly”. Cfwriterz is a Magazine site and digital book publisher started in Nigeria in 2016. It emerged from being a small literary community on Facebook. Cfwriterz is a place where young and emerging African writers can publish short stories, poetry and long-form non-fiction.

Submission Guidelines:
• The prize is open to African writers of any background, and/or residence.
• Entries submitted must be in English Language.
• Maximum word counts are 3000 words for pieces of fiction, and 3000 words for non-fiction and 30 lines for Poetry.
• Send only up to one poem at a time but adhere to the prescribed length. Multiple entries are not allowed.

• Original, unpublished pieces are more preferred, but published pieces are still acceptable, provided you indicate how, where and when your work was published .
• Please indicate whether your submission is an excerpt from your book.
• Similarly, translations are welcome, as long as the source text and author is credited.

 

Prize:
This year’s prize of 100,000 naira would be awarded to a single top literary piece from any genre:
– Fiction,
– Poetry or
– Nonfiction

Selection Process:
• Editors will select and publish a long list within a week after end of submission.
• The judges will read through and select the shortlist while readers would simultaneously be allowed to vote for 1-2 weeks.
• The site will announce titles accepted for the Magazine and the winning entry sometime in late December or Early January 2019.

Deadline:
November 20th, 2018.

To submit your entry, visit https://cfwriterz.com/freedom-magazine-december-prize/

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam writes prose fiction and creative non-fiction. She is the founder of creativewritingnews.com. Her first novella, Finding Love Again was published by Ankara Press. Her second novella, The Heiress' Bodyguard was shortlisted for the Saraba Manuscript Awards. She currently works as content marketer for various online businesses. You can follow her at @cwritingnws.

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