Awele Creative Trust Award for Nigerian Resident Writers 2023 for Course

  •  Course
  •  10-Jan-2025
  •   Nigeria
  • $$  N50,000.

Submissions are now open for the 2023 Awele Creative Trust Award. If you are a short story writer between ages 16-26 who is Nigerian or resides in Nigeria, apply soon! The deadline is January 10.

Awele Creative Trust (ACT) is a non-profit trust formed in 2013 to provide a platform and enabling environment for creative young persons in Nigeria through literature and arts. Beginning in 2015, ACT offers an annual award with a monetary sum attached to it, to encourage aspiring writers.

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Eligibility Criteria

The ACT prize is awarded to a short story by any writer;

  • Between the ages of 16 and 26,
  • Who is a resident in Nigeria.
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Offered Benefits

  • The winning author will received a cash prize of N50,000.

Application Process

  • Previously published work is not eligible for the ACT award.
  • Submissions should be made by e-mail only to  .
  • Only one story per author will be considered in any one year.
  • Submissions should include a cover note with the name, date of birth, e-mail address and telephone number of the author.
  • Only fictional work is eligible.
  • Works must be between 2,500 and 5,000 words.
  • Works translated into English from any Nigerian languages are eligible. Should such a work win, N20,000 of the prize money will go to the translator.
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