Entries are invited for the Short Story Day Africa Prize 2018 for African Writers. In 2018, Short Story Day Africa is seeking innovative short fiction set in the rooms, the passages, the bars and the lobbies of hotels across the continent of Africa, as well as metafiction exploring Africa as a hotel herself. If these walls could talk, what story would they tell?
Short Story Day Africa brings together writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, teachers and school children from all over the globe to write, submit, read, workshop and discuss stories – and foster the love of reading and writing African fiction. Because they have something to tell the world. About Africa. In Africans’ own voices.
WORTH
- First prize: $800
- Second prize: $200
- Third prize: $100
ELIGIBILITY
- Any African citizen or African person living in the diaspora, as well as persons residing permanently (granted permanent residence or similar) in any African country, may enter;
- Simultaneous submissions are not welcome. Any story entered or published elsewhere during the course of judging or publication will be disqualified;
- Writers may only submit one story for the competition. Repeat entries by the same writer will be disqualified.
- Writers are welcome to submit stories in any fiction genre;
- Stories must be between 3000 and 5000 words in length;
- Stories must be submitted in English. While you are free to incorporate other languages into your story, the story must be able to be understood fully by its English content;
- To facilitate easy reading and judging, please format your stories according to the format stipulated below. Stories not formatted in this way are at the risk of being disqualified;
- Stories must not have been previously published in any form or any format;
To apply and for more information visit here
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