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Kinsman Quarterly’s Iridescence Award is currently accepting submissions for short stories and poetry from BIPOC authors. The encouraged themes revolve around the supernatural, extraterrestrial, or paranormal. Successful entries stand a…
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize started in 2012 with the launch of Commonwealth Writers. The prize seeks out talented writers and brings stories from new and emerging voices to an…
Host: Kindle Direct PublishingTarget: WritersDeadline: 31st August. 2022 The Kindle Storyteller Award is a £20,000 literary award that honors exceptional writing. It is open to writers who publish in English…
Host: YELF Open to: Nigerians Target: Women (Northern) Deadline: 13th Aug. 2022 The Yasmin El-Rufai Foundation (YELF) is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2022 Hafsat Abdulwaheed Women Short…
Host: Miles Morland Foundation Open to: Africans Target: Writers Deadline: 3rd Jun. 2022 Applications for the Miles Morland Foundation African Writers Scholarship for the 2022/23 academic session are now ongoing.…
It was until I stopped searching for a safe home to lie my ached head That I realized my body’s the home Where I’m safe and calm. Home’s far from…
Key details Host: Bournemouth University Open to: All nationals Target: Youths Deadline: 26th November 2021 The 2021 New Media Writing Prize is now accepting entries from students, professionals, artists, writers,…
Key details Host: UBA Open to: Nigerians Deadline: 29th October 2021 Applications for the UBA National Essay Competition 2021 for secondary students in Nigeria are currently ongoing. About the UBA…
Key details Host: Afritondo Open to: Africans Target: Writers Deadline: 15th Decemeber 2021 Afritondo Short Story Prize 2022 is now calling for entries from writers all over Africa. about the…
Key details Host: Osun State Government Open to: Nigerians(Osun residents) Target: Undergraduates Deadline: 31st August 2021 The Osun State Independence Day Essay Contest commencement has been announced by the Osun…