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The 2025 topic and theme of the African Literary Prize is dubbed Narratives against Poverty in Africa. The prize is meant to cultivate the African talent and its voice to tell its African story through a multi-genre approach that includes prose, verse-poetry, hybrid narratives and essays. It is a platform of opportunity, literary prowess, empowerment, exposure, mentorship, artistic scholarship and literary prowess.
Prizes
Prizes are awarded to three winners whose submissions boast of that most desired creative clout and the literary decorum of our thematic requirements.
Winners will receive cash prizes, opportunities and other accolades.
Special mentions, winners and other writings that carry the requisite prowess and the 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
African writers in (52) African countries and other Africans in the diaspora from the age of 18 and above are required to submit their work to the Narratives Against Poverty in Africa Writing Literary Prize 2025.
Narratives against Poverty in Africa (2025) Citation
Africa is dipped in unending wars, violence, hunger, disease, rampant corruption, human trafficking, xenophobia, afrophobia and poverty. Despite these marauding challenges Africa is a beautiful continent of great ancient tribes, anthropologies, histories, cultures, mountains, rivers and the most revered fauna. Africa must always write its own story, her story of both the rich past, beautiful and dark present. This African Writing Program will discover the rich marrow of African writing talent and make us experience a journey of the best modern African storytelling. Fifty-two (52) submissions will be compiled into a book anthology and three (3) winners will be winning motivating prizes. We all know Africa got a story to tell us.
Submission Guidelines
- Only two submissions per genre (poetry, short story and essays/hybrid narratives)
- Judges/curators expectations are highly critical work that delves onto thematic areas of poverty, hunger, injustice, effects of climate change, corruption, pandemics, effects of war and violence in Africa.
- 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 to [email protected]
- 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.
Deadline
Submission is open from 1st of February, 2025 to the 30th of June, 2025.
Timeline
- Winners shall be announced by July 2025
- Book anthology will be published in August 2025.
Send your submissions to the Executive Curator to the following email address: [email protected]
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