African Writers Awards

(Updated 24 Apr 2023) The African Writers Awards writing competition is organised by Writers Space Africa in partnership with the African Writers Development Trust. The theme of the 2023 edition of the competition is Artificial Intelligence.

APPLICATION WINDOW

ACTIVE

DEADLINE

1 Jul 2023

PRIZES

Grand prize:
$500
An Amazon ebook publishing contract
A scholarship for a 3-month creative writing course

Second and third-place winners will also receive a scholarship for the same course.

Note that an entry fee of $10 is required.

OTHER KEY DATES

April 1, 2023: Entries opened

HOST COUNTRIES

Kenya Nigeria

Note that while some organisers may accept applications from all around the world, you may still be required to travel to the host country in order to take part in the later stages of a competition for instance, or you may be required to live there for a period of time to take part in a funded programme (e.g. scholarship, incubator, accelerator).

Multiple host countries may mean that no travel is required.

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Credit: African Writers Awards

Date Added: 23 Mar 2022