African Writers Awards call for entries

African Writers Awards (AWA) 2019 seek poetry, short stories, flash fiction and children’s literature that address the theme ‘Cultural Stereotypes in African Literature: Rewriting the Narrative for the 21st Century Reader’. Namse Udosen, AWA’s head of media and publicity said “we expect writers of Africa descent to send in their entries on or before May […]

African Writers Awards (AWA) 2019 seek poetry, short stories, flash fiction and children’s literature that address the theme ‘Cultural Stereotypes in African Literature: Rewriting the Narrative for the 21st Century Reader’.

Namse Udosen, AWA’s head of media and publicity said “we expect writers of Africa descent to send in their entries on or before May 31 2019.’

Regarding when the longlist and shortlist will be published, Udosen said, “The Longlist will be announced in July while the shortlist will be announced early August. Four writers of African descent will win prestigious awards. The awards will be presented at the 2019 African Writers Conference Dinner and Awards Night scheduled to hold in September this year. The venue, date and time will be communicated at a later date.”

Udosen further stated that the list of Judges will be published in May, just before the deadline. He gave a hint that indicated that some of last year’s judges will make the list of judges for this year.

The AWA is a creation of the African Writers development Trust (AWDT). It is also an integral part of the annual African Writers Conference scheduled to take place towards the end of this year.