The Obibiezenna Prize for Literature
Honoring the
imagination
of Africa.
Literary award given annually for the best fiction and poetry authored by an African.
Submissions open October 10, 2026
Two categories
“The Obibiezenna Prize invites works of imagination, language, memory, place, history, desire and possibility that are written about Africa every year.”
10 Oct
Submissions open
05 Nov
Deadline
30 Nov
Shortlist
12 Dec
Winners announced
News & journal
From the prize
Prize News · September 2026
The first Obibiezenna Prize cycle opens this October
A new annual platform for exceptional African fiction and poetry begins accepting work on October 10, 2026.
Announcement · September 2026
Announcing the 2027 jury
Three writers whose work spans the novel, the screen, and the poem will judge the inaugural prize.