Awele Creative Trust Award for Nigerian Resident Writers 2023

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Association

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Area

Africa

Host Country

NIGERIA

Deadline

10 Jan 2025

Opportunity funding

Partial funding

Eligible Countries

This opportunity is destined for all countries

Eligible Region

All Regions

Award or Grant Description $$ n50,000.

Submissions are now open for the 2023 Awele Creative Trust Award. If you are a short story writer between ages 16-26 who is Nigerian or resides in Nigeria, apply soon! The deadline is January 10.

Awele Creative Trust (ACT) is a non-profit trust formed in 2013 to provide a platform and enabling environment for creative young persons in Nigeria through literature and arts. Beginning in 2015, ACT offers an annual award with a monetary sum attached to it, to encourage aspiring writers.

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Eligibility Criteria

The ACT prize is awarded to a short story by any writer;

Between the ages of 16 and 26,
Who is a resident in Nigeria.

Offered Benefits

The winning author will received a cash prize of N50,000.

Application Process

Previously published work is not eligible for the ACT award.
Submissions should be made by e-mail only to .
Only one story per author will be considered in any one year.
Submissions should include a cover note with the name, date of birth, e-mail address and telephone number of the author.
Only fictional work is eligible.
Works must be between 2,500 and 5,000 words.
Works translated into English from any Nigerian languages are eligible. Should such a work win, N20,000 of the prize money will go to the translator.

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