Deadline: 30 June 2025
The Africa Narratives Writing Program is open for submissions for their 2025 literary prize and anthology on the topic Narratives Against Poverty in Africa.
The program hopes to discover “the rich marrow of African writing talent and make people experience a journey of the best modern African storytelling.”
Thematic Areas
- Poverty, Hunger, Injustice, Effects of climate change, Corruption, Pandemics, Effects of war and violence in Africa.
Prize Information
- Fifty-two submissions will be compiled into a book anthology and three overall winners will receive cash prizes, opportunities, and other accolades (note, the program is not specific about what the prizes will be).
- Winners and other works that carry the requisite prowess and dexterity, will be compiled into a 52 African countries book anthology. Participants will receive PDF Versions of their book or they can order paperback formats online.
Eligibility Criteria
- African writers in (52) African countries and other Africans in the diaspora from the age of 18 and above are eligible to submit.
Application Requirements
- Only two submissions per genre (poetry, short story and essays/hybrid narratives)
- Submission length and size: for poetry, a maximum of 40 lines per submission; for short story, a maximum of 4 pages; and for essays, a maximum of 4 pages.
- Each submission should sent as attachment of word document
- Each submission must be 12 point font size Times Roman font
- Include the title of your literary work, genre submitted and your name on your subject line and on each and every page of your submission.
- Also include your 15 line bio-short profile and a head/shoulder publishable photo image.
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