Opportunities
2024 Sprinng Writing Fellowship Application
The 2024 Sprinng Writing Fellowship call for application is currently ongoing and closes in a few days, April 15. An initiative of Sprinng, a literary institution with the mission to empower diverse African writers and amplify their voices, the 6-week online mentorship program is open to developing writers from four African countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia,…
Open Call: Iskanchi Writing Competition
Submit to get published in the Spring Issue of Iskanci Magazine, and also win one of the prizes on offer: $200 for first place, $150 for second place, and $100 for third place. Writers who complete the 10 man longlist also win $50 each. Iskanchi Press is a US-based publishing house for African writing, with…
Open Call: The Nigeria Prize for Literature, 2024
The Nigerian Prize for Literature open call for the 2024 prize award has been announced. A yearly literature prize rotating among four genres: poetry, prose fiction, drama, and children’s literature; it is awarded to the author of the best book by a Nigerian in the year of the award but not before 2021. This year,…
Open Call: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2024
The Caine Prize for African Writing has announced the open call for submissions for the 2024 prize. The prize is a £10,000 cash prize awarded to the best short story by an African writer, and additional awards of £500 each to four shortlisted writers. Past winners of the prize include Helon Habila (Nigeria), Binyavanga Wainaina…