Kendeka Prize for African Literature is accepting entries from fifth March 2022 to 5th May 2022 for its’ 2022 edition. The entry is free. The Prize will be awarded for the best unpublished short story either in fiction or creative non-fiction.
WORTH
- The first prize will be Kshs.100,000.
- The 2nd and the third will obtain Kshs.50,000 and Kshs.25,000 respectively.
- All lengthy listed tales shall be printed in an anthology titled I Am listening, later in the year.
ELIGIBILITY
- Entrants have to be born in, or are residents of any African nation.
- One entry per author.
- Manuscripts needs to be of between 3000 and 5000 phrases.
- All entries have to be in English.
- Entries needs to be hooked up in Microsoft Phrase or Wealthy Textual content format, with the title of the story because the file identify.
- The primary web page of the story ought to embrace the title of the story and variety of phrases.
- The entry have to be typed in Occasions New Roman 12 level font with 1.5 line spacing.
- Entries have to be despatched as attachments to the e-mail info@kendekaprize.com
- The e-mail to which the story is hooked up should embrace the authorized identify of the author, phone quantity, a brief Bio, age, and nation of residence.
- Entrants agree that the prize organizers could publicize the truth that a narrative has been entered, lengthy listed, or shortlisted or gained the prize.
- An creator of a long-listed story agrees to its inclusion within the anthology, and to work with the editors to get the story prepared for publication.
- the lengthy itemizing of a narrative isn’t a assure that the story shall be included within the anthology
- The winner, first and second runners up within the Kendeka Prize 2021 usually are not eligible.
- Each creator confirms that the submission is their unique work, it has not been printed anyplace else, and that it has not been lengthy listed on this prize or in some other prize.
- The entrant provides unique international print and digital rights to Solano Publications Ltd for the long-listed stories for publication in an anthology. The creator retains the copyright.
- The judges’ decision is final.
DEADLINE: May 5 2022
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