Submit to the Afritondo $1,000 Short Story Prize

Deadline: Friday, Dec. 23, 2019.

Afritondo is a media and publishing platform that aims to tell the stories of Africans and black minority populations across the globe. Our main aim is to improve diversity in publishing by offering aspiring African and black minority writers a viable platform for telling their stories.

Afritondo is calling for submissions for its inaugural short story prize. The winner will receive $1,000 for an unpublished work of fiction between 3,000-5,000 words and will, thereafter, be published in the anthology. The anthology will feature the longlisted stories. Send your submission to submissions@afritondo.com.

The team is looking for stories that explore the dynamics and boundaries of love. They want to be surprised and thoroughly entertained, so feel free to play around with the theme. However, you have to set your story wholly or partly in Africa/ or a black community (real or fictional) with African or black characters. A good story will offer novel insight, explore characters in an imaginative way, and challenge the art of storytelling.

The prize will be judged by Megan Ross (Chair), Gloria Mwaniga, and Kelechi Njoku. By submitting an entry, you attest that you have read and accepted the terms and guidelines.

Terms and Guidelines

1. You may only submit an entry if you meet any of the following eligibility requirements:
   • You are a citizen or national of an African country; or
   • One of your parents is a national of an African country; or
   • You are of black ethnicity or belong to a black minority population anywhere in the world.
2. Submissions must be made within the stated deadline. Any submission after the deadline will be disregarded.
3. Submissions must be in English and only one submission per writer is allowed.
4. Submissions must reflect the theme. The submission, including the title, must be between 3,000 and 5,000 words.
5. The submission should be in Microsoft Word (doc, docx) and in the following format:
   1. Double-spaced, Times New Roman or Calibri font, 12-point size
   2. The title of the story should appear at the top of the first page followed by the word count. No further information is required.
   3. Every page must be numbered.
6. The author’s name or detail must not be included anywhere on the document to be uploaded. The document must contain only the title, word count, and story. All entries are judged anonymously.
7. Submission is accepted only via email. Entries should be sent to submissions@afritondo.com. The subject of the email should read Submission for Afritondo Short Story Prize 2020. The filename of the entry (i.e. the attached document) must be the title of the short story. In the body of the email provide brief information about yourself, such as legal name, country of residence, age, and contact details.
8. Entries must not have been previously published or shortlisted for another prize. By submitting an entry, the author attests that it is their original work and grants exclusive global print and digital rights to Afritondo Press should the entry be longlisted or selected for publication in the anthology. The copyright remains with the author.
9. Also, entries published or shortlisted during the judging or publishing process will be disqualified. The decisions of the judges in relation to the winning entries are final and not subject to appeal.
10. Entrants agree as a condition of entry that the prize organizers may publicize the fact that a story has been entered, longlisted, or shortlisted for the prize. Also, by submitting an entry, the author agrees to its inclusion in an anthology should it be selected by the judges, and to work with editors to get the story ready for publication.
11. Longlisted and shortlisted writers will be expected to submit their pictures and other information necessary for publicizing the prize on social and other media. And the winner will be expected to take part in publicity activities including social media where possible.

For any questions about eligibility, please contact admin@afritondo.com.