International Writing Contests
Inkitt Novel Competition 2017
May 27, 2017Writing contestsName: Inkitt Novel CompetitionCountry: USAWord Count: VariesEntry Fee: FreePrize: $500 and publicationEligibility: Anyone who writes in English languageClosing Date: June 24, 2017Inkitt is a...
Winners of O. Henry Prize Stories 2017 Announced
May 25, 2017Writing contestsThe winners of O. Henry Prize Stories 2017 have been announced. The winning list comprises twenty stories from both emerging and established writer. Selections had been drawn from the pool of...
The 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing Shortlist Announced
May 24, 2017Writing contestsThe Caine Prize for African Writing has announced its shortlist for 2017 contest. This year’s shortlist comes with admiration and wonder as a 22 year old is shortlisted for the prize – that is...
Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2017 Regional Winners Announced
May 23, 2017Writing contestsSubmission for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2017 was phenomenal. There were over 6,000 entries from 52 commonwealth nations. And from this bulk of submissions, commonwealth Short...
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, 2017 A lot of...
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...
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...
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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