Short Story Day Africa Prize 2019 for Africans (Win up to $800)

Short Story Day Africa Prize is now accepting entries from African citizens, permanent residents of African countries, or second generation Africans living in the diaspora only. Deadline or submission of entries is 31st October 2019.

In 2019, 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, as well as metafiction exploring Africa as a hotel herself. If these walls could talk, what story would they tell?

Prizes:

• First prize: $800
• Second prize: $200
• Third prize: $100

Short Story Day Africa Prize Entry Requirements.

• Any African citizen or African person living in the diaspora(Citizens of African countries or former citizens who have given up citizenship for whatever reason, and second generation Africans whose parents are/were African citizens), as well as persons residing permanently (granted permanent residence or similar) in any African country, may enter.
• Writers may only submit one story for the competition. Repeat entries by the same writer will be disqualified.
• Writers are welcome to submit stories in any fiction genre.
• Stories must be between 3000 and 5000 words in length.
• Stories must be submitted in English. While you are free to incorporate other languages into your story, the story must be able to be understood fully by its English content.
• To facilitate easy reading and judging, please format your stories according to the format stipulated below. Stories not formatted in this way are at the risk of being disqualified.
• Stories must not have been previously published in any form or any format.
• Simultaneous submissions are not welcome. Any story entered or published elsewhere during the course of judging or publication will be disqualified.
• You are welcome to enter under a pseudonym or nom de plume, as long as you also include your real name along with your entry.
• All entries will be judged anonymously. Please DO NOT put your name or any other identifying details anywhere on your manuscript.
• The judges’ decision is final.
• By submitting a story the author attests that it is their own original work and grants exclusive global print and digital rights to Short Story Day Africa for one year, and thereafter agrees to seek permission to republish and when published elsewhere attributes first publication to Short Story Day Africa; non-exclusive digital rights to Worldreader to publish individual stories on Worldreader Mobile; and non-exclusive digital rights to BooksLive for publicity purposes.
• By entering, the author agrees to allowing Short Short Story Day Africa to include their entry in an anthology should it be selected by the judges; and to working with editors to get their story publication ready.
• We will not share your personal information with anyone. We will, however, add you to Short Story Day Africa mailing list for the sole purpose of informing you of next year’s even, or of other Short Story Day Africa events that may be of interest to you.

Submission Criteria: Candidates should:

• Type their document, using a single, clear font, 12-point size, double-spaced. The easiest font to use is Times New Roman, or a similar serif font.
• Put the title of their story halfway down the cover page. Please DO NOT title your story Migrations. Start your story immediately below the title.
• Put an accurate word count at the top right.
• Please number the pages.
• Left-justify their paragraphs.
• Ensure there is at least a 1 inch or 2 centimetre margin all the way around your text. This is to allow annotation to be written onto a printed copy.
• Indent each new paragraph by about 1/2 inch or 1 centimetre, except for the first line of the story or the first line of a new scene.
• Don’t insert extra lines between your paragraphs. A blank line indicates a new scene.
• Put the word “End” after the end of their text, centred, on its own line.

How to Apply for Short Story Day Africa Prize

Interested and qualified candidates should CLICK HERE to apply.

For more information, visit the Short Story Day Africa Prize.

Submissions close 31st October 2019.