Evaristo Prize for African Poetry

This call for applications is for the Evaristo Prize for African Poetry, a major annual poetry prize aimed at the development, celebration and promotion of poetry from Africa. It was previously known as the Brunel University International African Poetry Prize.

APPLICATION WINDOW

CLOSED

DEADLINE

1 Nov 2022

PRIZES

The winner(s) of the prize will receive $1,500.

Only poems written in English are accepted. Poems translated into English are also accepted with a percentage of the prize money going to the translator.

OTHER KEY DATES

October 1 2022: Applications Opened
April 2023: The shortlist of poets will be announced
May 2023: The winner(s) of the Prize will be announced

HOST COUNTRY

United States

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).

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Credit: Evaristo Prize for African Poetry

Date Added: 21 Oct 2022