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The Afritondo Short Story Prize 2024/ How to Apply (Prizes: $1400 + Publication)
The Afritondo Short Story Prize is open to submissions from writers who identify as Black or who are of African descent. Afritondo is a media and publishing platform that aims to connect with and tell the stories of Africans and black minority populations across the globe. Their main aim is to improve diversity in publishing by […]
The Commuter is Now Accepting Poems and Graphic Narratives/ How to Submit (Payment: $100).
Electric Literature’s The Commuter is now accepting submissions of poetry and graphic narratives for publication. The magazine will pay $100 for accepted works. The deadline for submissions is, Monday, December 23rd, 2019. Who is Eligible to Submit: Anyone writing in English. There is no submission fee. How to Submit: Poetry: Submit 3-5 poems in a […]
Nobrow Short Story Competition/ How to Apply (Prize: £3750 + more)
A press that’s known for their visual publishing and their dedication to producing beautiful books, Nobrow has called for entries for their short story competition. The competition is worth over $4500, and is for a short story or creative non-fiction piece of not more than 3000 words on the theme of “The Censor”. According to […]
The Fountain Essay Contest 2019/ How to Apply (Prizes: $2100)
The Fountain magazine has called for submissions for its 2019 essay contest. The contest, which is worth $2100 in cash prizes, is for an essay on the theme of “Facing Challenges”. According to their site: “We want to hear about your challenges and how you mentally, physically, and/or spiritually prepare for them.” The deadline for […]
The 2020 St. Martin’s Minotaur/ Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition/ How to Submit (Prizes: $10,000 + more)
Submissions are now open for the 2020 St. Martin’s Minotaur/ Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition. The prize, which is sponsored by the Minotaur Books and Mystery Writers of America (MWA), is a prize for a crime novel manuscript of not less than 60,000 words. According to their site, the manuscript to be […]
The 2020 K & L Prize/ How to Submit (Prizes: 1000 New Zealand Dollars + more)
Submissions are now being received for the K & L Prize. The prize was founded and is sponsored by the New Zealand based writer, Myles Ojabo, and is worth $1000. The prize is given yearly for the best piece of unpublished short fiction by an African writer. This year, the theme for the prize is […]
The Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award 2020/ How to Apply (Prize: £30,000 + more)
Submissions are now open for the world’s richest prize for a single short story written in the English Language. The award, which was launched by Lord Evans of EFG Private Bank and Cathy Calvin of The Sunday Times in 2010, is for a single short story of not more than 6000 words written by any […]
The Nigeria Prize for Teen Authors/ How to Apply (Prizes: N500,000)
The Hilltop Creative Arts Foundation calls for submissions for the Nigeria Prize for Teen Authors. The prize, which is sponsored by Alh. Bala Abdullahi Kwatu, is a yearly prize recognizing the best writings by Nigerian teen authors. The prize is in two categories—the poetry category and the fiction category, either a novella or short story […]
Editor Wanted At May University Press Limited/ How to Apply
Are you an editor? Do you need a job? Here is your chance. May Univeristy Press, “a Nigerian limited liability company with defined commitment to the growth of educational, scholarly, literary, corporate and digital publishing”, is recruiting editors. The job is full time and the location is Lagos. The deadline for application is the 31st […]
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 […]