The Quramo Writers’ Prize, sponsored by independent Nigerian book publisher Quramo Publisher, is inviting African writers to apply for its 2024 Edition!
Now in its eighth year, the Prize is open to unpublished African writers living on and off the continent.
Entrants must be at least 16 years old and the manuscript must be prose with a word count of at least 30,000 words. Each entry must be original, unpublished work.
For the purposes of this award, “African author” means someone who is a national of an African country, with a parent who is African by birth or nationality. The prize is awarded to a manuscript of prose fiction by an African author published in English, whether resident in Africa or elsewhere.
The winner of the Quramo Writers Award will receive a cash prize and a publishing deal. Other shortlisted writers will also benefit from a creative writing workshop and various prizes.
Created in 2017 as an avenue for young writers to present their manuscripts to the global literary community and contribute their works to the canonization of African literature, the Quramo Writers’ Prize honors unpublished writers who work daily to improve their art and record original stories from the African continent.
The award aims to encourage and stimulate a new community of talented writers, providing an opportunity for otherwise unexposed talent to achieve publishing recognition and encouragement. Previous winners include Samuel Monye’s Give us every dayIbrahim Babatunde Ibrahim’s Giveaway Brideby Alex Kadiri Sunny and Chiziterem Chijioke’s Dear Zimi.
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The submission window, which opened on March 1, closes on May 31, 2024. For more information, Click here: