The Writers
Space Africa in partnership with the African Writers Development Trust is
calling for the submission for the African Writers Award (AWA), 2021, following
the African Writers award conference to be held in Tanzania. The call which was
made in the AWA website will be accepting submission for poetry, drama and
prose.
According to the post
made in the website, since 2018, Writers Space Africa in partnership with the
African Writers Development Trust, has held the annual African Writers Awards
as the highpoint of the African Writers Conference. For 2021, we are delighted
to announce a call for submission for the African Writers Awards under the
theme: The Future of Africa. We accept submissions to the following
categories:
1.
Poetry (Structured or unstructured)
2.
Creative Non-Fiction (1,500 words maximum)
3.
Drama (6 acts maximum)
Please note:
·
This
call will run from 1st February until 31st May 2021.
·
A
cash prize of $100 will be awarded to each winner along with a certificate.
·
You’re
allowed to submit to only one category.
·
All
submissions must be in English.
·
The
author retains copyright.
To submit,
please send an email with the following details:
1.
Full name
2.
Phone number
3.
Nationality
4.
Your entry as an attachment in either MS Word format
or PDF (The filename should be the title of your entry)
Send an email
as follows:
Creative
Non-Fiction – [email protected]
Drama –
[email protected]
Poetry – [email protected]
Writers are advised to write the
name of their work as the subject of their mail.