APPLY: 2023 APBF Evaristo International Poetry Prize for African Writers

To be considered for the APBF Evaristo Prize for African Poetry, the following criteria must be satisfied:

• The Prize is open to African writers. An “African writer” is taken to mean someone who was born in Africa, who is a national or resident of an African country, or whose parents are African.
• The prize is open to African poets who have not yet had a full-length poetry book published at the time of submission. Self-published poetry books, chapbooks, and pamphlets are exempt from this stipulation.
• Only poems written in English can be considered, but we welcome poems in translation for consideration too. In the case that the winning work is translated, a percentage of the prize money would be awarded to the translator.
• No past or present paid employees of the University of Nebraska Press, Akashic Books, or Amalion Press, or current faculty, students, or employees at the University of Nebraska are eligible for the prizes.
• African poets who have published a chapbook in a New-Generation African Poets Chapbooks Box Set series remain eligible for the Evaristo African Poetry Prize if they have not published a full-length book of poems.

Duration and Benefits

• The Evaristo Prize for African Poetry is an annual prize of USD $1,500 awarded to ten poems written by an African poet.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply using the button below or click this link

Deadline: 1st November, 2023

APPLY: 2023 APBF Evaristo International Poetry Prize for African Writers

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