Africa book club short story competition submission form. The chair of judges, nii ayikwei parkes, announced. The competition resources about us success stories news shop. You can now see the final results here along with harperfiction, we are delighted to launch a short story writing competition. Stories award aims to encourage, support and showcase established and emerging south african writing talent the short sharp stories award for south african short story fiction is made each year by the national arts festival. The winning essays were selected from approximately 500 entries spanning the five regions of the commonwealth. Jan 15, 2018 the africa book club short reads competition is open to submissions. If you would like to see the kind of work people submit, or you just want a good read, read our winning entries over the past ten years. The journal of african youth literature jayl deadline. Aug 17, 2016 17yearold durbanite inessa rajah has won the 2016 queens commonwealth essay competition the worlds oldest international schools writing competition for her short story dr congoman. Sean o faolain international short story competition is an annual short story competition open to writers from around the world.
The shooter 2020 short story competition is open until may 31, 2020. Unpublished works between 30005000 words in response to the theme are. Writing competitions open to south african authors. Prizewinners will be notified via email as well as on our web site. Were delighted to say that we had a large volume of entries to the competition, which has resulted in us extending the announcement date of the winner, in order to give the judges enough time to make a considered decision. Short short story competition writers digest writers digest.
The new deal writing competition is a short story competition where the writer is asked to use a painting chosen by the staff of gvca as inspiration for their short story. Shortlisted for mardibooks short story competition winners announced. Short story day africa prize for african writers 2019 after. The 14th annual short story challenge is a creative writing competition open to writers around the world. All entrants will receive an ecopy of shooters winter 2021 issue, in which the winning story will appear. The competition seeks to discover new writing talent, as well as further publicize established writers.
The contest is also open to nonafricans, provided their submissions are set in africa. The story of an african farm, published in 1883 under the pseudonym ralph iron, has become recognised as one of the first feminist novels. Monthly meetings annual miniconventions an extensive library quarterly probe fanzine nova short story competition much much more. We welcome entries that celebrate africas diversity and rich story telling. Each item on our list includes basic information about max word count, associated fees, submission deadlines, and the maximum prize that can be won. The brunel university african poetry prize is a new prize that grants. All writing competitions africa 20182019 free books zim. In the 1st round january 1725, 2020, writers are placed randomly in heats and are assigned a genre, subject, and character assignment. Africa book club 2018 short story competition winners. Sa writers college offers a freetoenter short story competition every year with cash prizes for the winners. Opportunity for african writers enter for africa book. Watch out for when we release the latest volume of the short story is dead, long live the short story. Short story day africa prize 2018 for african writers up to. Ecobank fintech challenge 2020 for african tech innovators and entrepreneurs 22,000 usd in cash prizes world nomads travel writing scholarship 2020 fully funded to the caribbean global changemakers essay competition 2020 for young emerging leaders.
Susan sandon, managing director of cornerstone, a division of penguin random house, and a trustee of the appledore book festival. Literary club announces contest for african writers. The africa book club short story competition features short stories drawn from contributors across the african continent. The africa book club short reads competition features. Writers are invited to submit a short story or poem with an african theme, set in either ireland or africa. Mar 19, 2019 18 great short stories you can read free online sarah ullery mar 19, 2019 when i have no idea what to read, i find a bunch of free short stories online, save them onto the pocket app, and read them as if ive compiled my own short story collection. Africa book club short reads competition brittle paper. More information on the competition, including prizes, rules and eligibility criteria can be found on our site. International short story writing contest for school children. The africa book club short reads competition has begun accepting submissions for a literary contest. There should be african, in whatever sense possible and the story is has to be set in either ireland or africa. Africa day 2017 short story and poetry competition seeks to. Africa book club short story competition africa book club.
The overall winner will receive 3,000, while 2,000 and 1,000 will be awarded to the second and third place prize winners, respectively. The ultimate list of writing contests in 2020 reedsy. The africanthemed short story and poetry competition for writers of all ages marks africa day 2017 and is designed to showcase emerging talent, as well as established writers. This year, the directors of galley beggar press will be joined by three new judges. Abiding to the theme if only, hawkeye books want a welledited story that stands out from the rest. Please note that the submission deadline for our 2019 edition of the competition is june 30, 2019. Africa book club is pleased to announce the winners of our 2018 africa book club short story competition. Ive read short story collections from most of the publishers on this list and altogether they are publishing some of the best short fiction on the planet. Opportunity for african writers enter for africa book club. Mar 06, 2014 intwasa short story competition 2014 the intwasa short story competition enters its 10 th year this year, 2014. Short short story competition writers digest writers.
Young south african wins the queens commonwealth essay. African short stories, short story collections, books. Ottessa moshfegh her debut novel, eileen, won the hemingway foundationpen award, was shortlisted for the booker prize, and was a fiction finalist for the national book critics circle award. It accepts unpublished fiction and creative nonfiction submissions, not exceeding 3,500 words, and whose setting and context are primarily set in africa, or written by african authors. Literary club announces contest for african writers premium. Great african american short story collections 128 books. June 4th, 2020 the literary taxidermy short story competition invites writers from around competition. Eligible entries will include original fiction or nonfiction board books for ages 04 50125 words and picture books for ages 48 300800 words featuring contemporary african american characters and culture and focusing on one or more of the following topics. Short story day africa prize for african writers 2019. Clicking on an item opens a new page featuring a more detailed description and a link to the. The competition is a short story and poetry competition, and it currently in its third year.
You can read all the 2018 winning stories in our anthology, the wrong patient and other stories from africa. Writing competitions and events sa writers college. Bushra alfadil won the 2017 caine prize for african writing, described as africas leading literary award, for his short story entitled the story of the girl whose birds flew away, translated by max shmookkler, with support from najlaa osman eltom published in the book of khartoum a city in short fiction comma press, uk. The short story day africa prize is an african writing prize open to african citizens, permanent residents of african countries, or second generation africans living in the diaspora only. Original short stories, news, competitions, opportunities and more. Short story competitions to enter in 2018 australian. The story is set in the middle to latenineteenth century. The most common type of writing competitions on our list are short story competitions, but we also feature opportunities for poetry, flash fiction, essays, and full manuscripts. In 2018, short story day africa is seeking innovative short fiction set in the rooms, the passages, the bars and the lobbies of hotels across the continent of africa, as well as metafiction exploring africa as a hotel herself. The sheila malady short story competition in honour of the shakespeare on the river theme this year, the 2018 sheila malady short story competition has a theme of for the love of and is open to all nationalities and ages. Thank you for applying for short story competition. Think you can write a winning story in 1,500 words or less. Jan 18, 2020 the new deal writing competition is a short story competition where the writer is asked to use a painting chosen by the staff of gvca as inspiration for their short story.
The competition closes at midnight on 30 april 2020. This years painting is down and out 1937 by barnet braverman. Kenyan author and journalist, alphonce shiundu is this years winner with story, wrong patient. Rte is currently accepting short story submissions for one of irelands longest established and most significant literary prizes, the rte short story competition in honour of francis macmanus. Africa book club africa book club short reads competition. Short story day africa prize 2018 for african writers up. The intwasa short story competition 20 the intwasa short story competition enters its ninth year this year, 20. The longlist will be published by 22 may, and the winners announced and displayed on our website on friday 12 june. Welcome to the most comprehensive online list of creative writing competitions and events for writers. On this page, you can submit your short story entry for the africa book club short reads competition. Great african american short story collections score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it. Winners of short story day africas terra incognita. The competition was inaugurated in the first year of the festival and is an annual literary event seeking to promote original creative writing talent in english. Henry prize stories is an annual collection of the years twenty best stories published in u.
There should be african, in whatever sense possible and. Read the africa day 2017 writing competition winners. Africa day 2017 short story and poetry competition seeks. The africa book club short reads competition is open to submissions. The africa book club short reads competition features short stories drawn from contributors. The africa book club short reads competition features short stories drawn from contributors across the african continent. Short story competitions to enter in 2020 australian. Wayne state university press check under fiction they publish short story collections occasionally if youd like professional editing for your short story collection before you send it to publishers or if youve been rejected from a few and want to improve it, please look at my short story editing page. Announcing judges for our 2018 short story competition. Senior 16 years the minimum required length of the story is as. I strongly believe in the voice of afrikans and the importance of telling our own stories. We really appreciate the time you put into your application.
We accept unpublished fiction and creative nonfiction submissions, not exceeding 3,500 words, and whose setting and context are primarily set in africa, or written by african authors. Oct 24, 2018 the afrofreedom book club is open to the public and meets on the last wednesday of each month. The contest is also open to nonafricans, provided their submissions are set in. The judges have now selected the winners and theyve been published on the brief page. A dazzling collection from across the african continent and diaspora here short story day africa has assembled the best nineteen stories from their 20 competition. It details the lives of three characters, first as children and then as adults waldo, em and lyndall who live on a farm in the karoo. We do this to support emerging writers and provide a platform for the short story writing.
Enter 2019 africa book club short story competition. Entries are invited for the short story day africa prize 2018 for african writers. Previous winners the caine prize for african writing. The competition, which was inaugurated in the first year of the festival, is an annual literary event seeking to promote original creative writing talent in english. Sydney hammond memorial short story competition hawkeye books want upbeat good stories that warm you to the core to be submitted in the sydney hammond short story competition this year. Primaryschool children can submit a piece of up to 250 words and secondary school. Diane awerbuck has been named the winner of short story day africas terra incognita short story competition for her entry leatherman namibian author sylvia schlettweins story ape shit comes in second place while kerstin hall, also south african, claims the third spot with her story in the water. The galley beggar press short story prize is an annual short story competition for both published and unpublished writers, writing original fiction in english, and from anywhere in the world.
Unpublished works between 30005000 words in response to the theme are eligible for the prize. This is a list of publishers seeking short story collections, and its the most comprehensive list on the internet. The caine prize for african writing is a literature prize awarded to an african writer of a short story published in english. The prize was launched in 2000 to encourage and highlight the richness and diversity of african writing by bringing it to a wider audience internationally. The african themed short story and poetry competition for writers of all ages marks africa day 2017 and is designed to showcase emerging talent, as well as established writers. Africa book club short story competition almond press. Food is at the centre of stories from authors emerging and established, blending the secular, the supernatural, the old and the new in a spectacular celebration of short fiction. Great african american short story collections score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Drawings, photos, or any other graphics are not allowed. We welcome entries that celebrate africas diversity and rich story telling traditions. Dec 22, 20 thank you for applying for short story competition.
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