Writing Competition

The 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is now open for entries.Application Deadline: 1st November, 2018Offered annually? YesEligible Countries: Commonwealth countries (See below for list of countries)About the Award: The…

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 2019.Offered annually? YesEligible Countries: African…

The Miles Morland Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2018 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…

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 August 2018.Offered annually? YesEligible…

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 Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 is looking for entries for this year’s edition in drama. The organisers have also included a new category for literary criticism.Application Deadline: 29th March, 2018Eligible Countries: Nigeria…

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.…

The Queen’s Commonwealth essay competition 2018 is an international essay competition open for entries for young commonwealth citizens under or aged 18 with diverse backgrounds, to make their voices heard on a global platform.…