Pitch to Jacana Media
May 16, 2017Writing contestsName: Pitch to Jacana MediaCountry: South AfricaWord count: book lengthEntry fee: FreePrize: Royalty for publicationEligibility: Writers all over the worldClosing Date: July 14, 2017A lot of...
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Black Letter Media Short Story Competition
May 15, 2017Writing contestsName: Black Letter Media Short Story CompetitionCountry: South AfricaWord count: 2000-6000 wordsEntry fee: FreePrize: Winner — R5000, 2nd runner-up — R1500, 3rd runner-up R500Eligibility: Writers...
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The Okike Prize for Literature
May 10, 2017Writing contestsName: The Okike Prize for LiteratureCountry: NigeriaWord count: 1500 words (max for prose), 1000 words (max for poetry), 3000 words (max for drama)Entry fee: FreePrize: #50,000 for each...
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Brittle Paper’s African Literature Writing Contest
July 8, 2016Writing contestsName: African Literature Writing ContestWord count: 300 – 350 wordsEntry fee: FreePrize: $100Eligibility: Africans and non-AfricansOrganizer: Brittle PaperClosing Date: 15 July 2016 To...
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Mash Stories Competition 2016
June 30, 2016Writing contestsName: Mash Stories Competition 2016Word count: 500 wordsEntry fee: FreePrize: $100Eligibility: Any nationalityClosing Date: 15 July 2016 Do you have what it takes to make a story from random...
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The Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
June 27, 2016Writing contestsName: The Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary ExcellenceCountry: USAWord count: full-length fiction novelEntry fee: freePrize: $10, 000Eligibility: African-AmericanClosing Date: August 15The...
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Casa África Flash Fiction Competition
June 25, 2016Writing contestsName: Casa África Flash Fiction CompetitionCountry: SpainWord count: 250 wordsEntry fee: Free Prize: €500Eligibility: Any nationalityClosing Date: 1 July 2016 Casa África wants stories that will...
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The Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition
June 24, 2016Writing contestsName: The Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story CompetitionCountry: IrelandWord count: 3000Entry fee: €15 per storyPrize: €2,000, €500 and €120 publication fee for four shortlisted stories.Eligibility: Any...
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The RL Poetry Award 2016
June 23, 2016Writing contestsName: The RL Poetry Award 2016 Country: India Word count: 8 – 10 poems Entry fee: Free Prize: Publication Eligibility: Any nationality Closing Date: 15 August, 2016 Rules: You can submit...
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