Submissions
Submissions open
October 10, 2026
Writers from across Africa and the African diaspora are invited to submit work for consideration.
Who can enter?
- Eligibility
- African writers
- Age
- Anyone aged 18 or older
- Nationality / citizenship
- State your nationality in the application
- African diaspora
- Eligible — no identity-document upload required
Poetry guidelines
For the Poetry Prize, writers may submit one single poem for consideration.
- Accepted form
- One poem
- Number of submissions
- One poem per writer
- Word count
- No minimum or maximum
- Formatting
- PDF or Word document, with the title clearly indicated
- Language
- English
- Publication status
- Must be unpublished
How to submit
- 01Prepare your manuscript.
- 02Remove your name from the manuscript — include only the title.
- 03Review the eligibility requirements.
- 04Complete the submission form.
- 05Upload your manuscript.
- 06Submit before the deadline.