The 2016 Writivism Short Story Prize is an annual award for emerging African writers administered by the Center for African Cultural Excellence (CACE). Entrants must be unpublished writers, resident in an African country. Only one entry per writer may be submitted for the Writivism Short Story Prize. The story must be original and previously unpublished in any form except on the writer’s personal blog. All entries must be in English or French. Word count is between 2,500 – 3,500 words.
Entries must be submitted online, by emailing them to info@writivism.com as attachments (not in the body email), clearly labeled in the subject: 2016 Writivism Short Story Prize Submission from January 30 until March 31, 2016. The writer must include in the body of the email, other information about him/her, as country of residence, age, legal name and pen name (where applicable) and telephone contact.
Entries should be attached in Microsoft Word or Rich Text formats, with the title of the story as the file name. The first page of the story should include the name of the story and the number of words. The entry must be typed in Times New Roman 12 point font and 1.5 line spacing. No mention should be made on the identity of the writer in the entry.
As an applicant, you agree that the CACE may share that your story has been entered, longlisted or shortlisted for the Prize. The shortlisted writers and winners of the competition will be expected to participate in readings, The Writivism Festival and events at selected schools. You also agree that the CACE may translate your story to English/French and publish the story in either language in the annual anthology.
Worldwide copyright of each story will remain with you, the writer. However, the CACE will have unrestricted right to publish and translate the long-listed stories in an anthology and for promotional purposes.
The 2016 prize judging panel comprises Tsitsi Dangarembga (Chair), Richard Ali Mutu, Sumayya Lee, Okwiri Oduor and Mamadou Diallo.
As a selected winner, you could win $400. CACE also would foot your travel costs to the festival and give $100 to shortlisted writers.