The Inspire Us Contest is calling West African writers to submit stories around the theme of empowering women. This contest will select and digitally publish 10 stories as part of the Inspire Us Collection. The goal of this collection of stories is to positively influence gender social norms and stereotypes across West Africa and inspire […]
Win $2000 with 3,500 – 8,000 Words in the Inspire Us Contest
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Win Over ₦4,000,000 in the Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize
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The theme of the 2019 Alpine Fellowship Annual Symposium is ‘Identity’. The winner and two runners up will be invited to attend the Fjällnäs symposium. The winner will receive £10,000 cash prize, presented by the poet, John Burnside. £3000 goes to the second-place winner, and £2000 goes to the third-place winner. Rules Open to all […]
Win $1000 in the 2019 Aussiewriting Essay Writing Contest
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Aussiewritings opens its second essay contest that allows you to express your unique and beautiful thoughts! Show your brilliance in writing and leave every reader in awe. It doesn’t matter where you are from, how old you are or what nationality you belong to. This contest is open to everyone! How can you apply? Simply […]
NLNG Commences the 2019 Nigeria Prizes for Literature, Literary Criticism and Science
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Entries are being called for the 2019 Nigeria Prize for Literature, Literary Criticism Prize and Science, all sponsored by Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited. The Science and Literature prizes, which are now in their 15th year, each come with a cash prize of $100, 000 while the Literary Criticism Prize has a prize money of ₦1,000,000 The Science […]
Can you Write Humorous Poems? Then Enter this Contest!
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If you are a writer with a sense of humour, the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest is something you should definitely consider entering. Now in its 18th year, with $2,250 in prizes, this contest seeks today’s best humor poems. No entry fee is required to participate, no restrictions on age or country, and published as […]
The 2019 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize is Open for Submissions
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Submissions for the 2019 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize have begun. This is an international prize and entries are accepted from writers of any nationality, writing in English. Only fictional works are accepted. An adventure story is expected to: Take the reader on an epic journey, exploring new horizons – be they historical or geographical Explore the […]
Apply for the 2019 Nigerian Student Poetry Prize
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Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) is an initiative of Poets in Nigeria (PIN) aimed at stimulating literary creativity, promoting literary excellence and encouraging critical thinking among Nigerian undergraduates. Since inception in 2016 at the University of Ibadan, the prize has received over 1500 entries from students representing over 100 tertiary institutions (including universities, polytechnics, colleges […]