The 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is now open for entries. Application Deadline: 1st November, 2022 Offered annually? Yes Eligible Countries: Commonwealth countries (See below for list of countries) About the Award: The…

The Miles Morland Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2022 Morland Writing Scholarships for African writers. The Scholarships are open to anyone writing in the English language who was born in Africa or both of whose parents were…

Apply now for the African Liberty Writing Fellowship program 2021 for African Writers Application Deadline: 5th May 2021 Type: Fellowship Eligibility: An applicant has to be enrolled in, or must have graduated from, an African…

The Caine Prize for African Writing is an annual literature prize awarded to an African writer of a short story published in English. Application Deadline: 31st January 2021. *Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be…

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The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2020 is looking for entries for this year’s edition in children's literature. The organisers have also included a new category for literary criticism. Application Deadline: 31st March, 2020 Eligible…

The Royal Commonwealth Society is pleased to announce the theme for The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020. Application Deadline: 1st June 2020; Offered annually? Yes Eligible Countries: all Commonwealth countries and…

Call for submissions are open from African writers for this year's Short Story Day Africa Prize. The theme of every submission should be on Hotel Africa. Application Deadline: 31st October 2019. Offered annually? Yes Eligible Countries: …

Are you an early-career statistician with the ability to write data-driven stories in an entertaining and thought-provoking way? If so, we invite you to enter the 2018 Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing. The competition…

The Koffi Addo Writivism Prize for Creative Non-Fiction is an annual award for creative non-fiction by emerging African writers administered by the Center for African Cultural Excellence (CACE) and sponsored by the Koffi Addo family.…