Bakwa magazine, the leading online literary and cultural magazine in English and Cameroon which has been at the forefront of cross cultural exchange, intends to celebrate emerging writers from Cameroon by giving them the opportunity to submit stories which, inasmuch as embrace realism, also highlight fantasy, science fiction, magic, romance, political allegory and satire. The best stories submitted for the competition will subsequently be published in an anthology in 2017. A series of post-competition events will include writing workshop, readings and a number of translation projects, as well as publicity via social media and news outlets.
ELIGIBILITY
For Cameroonians all over the world below the age of 39
BENEFITS
The winner will receive FCFA 100,000, while the runner up will receive FCFA 50,000
The judging process will be anonymous, hence fairness and equity.
APPLICATION PROCESS
- Submissions should be sent to bakwaeditor@gmail.com
- Stories should range between 3000-5000 words and the only acceptable formats include PDF and Word
- The email should include the authors name, email, phone number and the country of residence as well as the attached short story.
- Anyone who is unable to submit via email should email organizers for alternate submission means.
- When submitting, the subject of the email should be “story competition” + “title of story”
- Submit one entry per person; multiple submissions will not be accepted.
