9mobile Prize for Literature
Course(s) Offered: Literature
Course Level: Prize contest
Provider: 9mobile Nigeria
Country to Write in: Anywhere inwards the world
Award Description
9mobile Nigeria (formerly, Etisalat Nigeria) has announced its telephone telephone for entries into the 2018 9mobile Prize for Literature, the 5th edition of the much celebrated innovative literature prize launched inwards 2013. [In 2014, the Prize too launched the online based flash fiction prize to engage the rise stars of fiction. Read to a greater extent than virtually the 9mobile Flash Fiction Award.]
The 9mobile Prize for Literature which is the kickoff Pan African Literary Award to celebrate African fiction writers seeks to recognise, celebrate together with vantage debut fiction writers of African descent whose plant are published inwards the concluding 24 months. The prize aims to serve equally a platform for the uncovering of novel creative talent out of the continent together with invariably promote the burgeoning publishing manufacture inwards Africa.
It attracts high profile writers, mass critics together with academics from across the continent together with beyond. Authors together with publishing houses from countries worldwide, if eligible, are invited to apply.
Course(s) Offered: Literature
Course Level: Prize contest
Provider: 9mobile Nigeria
Country to Write in: Anywhere inwards the world
Award Description
9mobile Nigeria (formerly, Etisalat Nigeria) has announced its telephone telephone for entries into the 2018 9mobile Prize for Literature, the 5th edition of the much celebrated innovative literature prize launched inwards 2013. [In 2014, the Prize too launched the online based flash fiction prize to engage the rise stars of fiction. Read to a greater extent than virtually the 9mobile Flash Fiction Award.]
The 9mobile Prize for Literature which is the kickoff Pan African Literary Award to celebrate African fiction writers seeks to recognise, celebrate together with vantage debut fiction writers of African descent whose plant are published inwards the concluding 24 months. The prize aims to serve equally a platform for the uncovering of novel creative talent out of the continent together with invariably promote the burgeoning publishing manufacture inwards Africa.
It attracts high profile writers, mass critics together with academics from across the continent together with beyond. Authors together with publishing houses from countries worldwide, if eligible, are invited to apply.
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Eligibility
The 9mobile Prize for Literature celebrates new writers of African citizenship whose kickoff fiction mass (over 30,000 words) was published inwards the concluding xx 4 (24) months. For the purposes of this definition, kickoff mass way kickoff printed production inwards mass form.
Authors together with their publishers tin laissez passer on the sack hold upwards based anywhere inwards the world.
Criteria for Entry:
- Submissions volition exclusively hold upwards accepted from publishing houses.
- All books entered must direct keep a registered ISBN issue or equivalent.
- Entries yesteryear novel writers must hold upwards published inside the concluding 24 months earlier submission
- Entries for fiction books volition hold upwards submitted yesteryear publishers who direct keep published a minimum of 6 (6) authors.
- Publisher should direct keep been a registered trouble organisation (with certificate of incorporation equally a publisher) for minimum of 6 years
- Each publisher volition hold upwards allowed to come inwards a maximum of 3 (3) books – yet books possibly called inwards yesteryear the judges.
- Each entry volition hold upwards required to hold upwards accompanied yesteryear Seven (7) copies of the mass beingness entered along amongst credence of publicity terms.
- The 9mobile Prize for Literature is non opened upwards to employees of whatever scheme nether Emirates Telecommunications Corporation amongst branded merchandise advert Etisalat.
Citizens of whatever African country
Participating Institutions
All publishing houses across the basis (with literary plant from novel writers of African descent)
Fields of study
Literature together with fiction writing
Sponsorship duration
This is a 1 fourth dimension abide by prize
Award benefits
The winner of the 9mobile Prize for Literature receives cash prize of £15,000, together with a high destination device. In delineate amongst its vision of promoting upcoming writers, 9mobile volition sponsor a book tour to 3 African cities. The winning author volition too embark on the 9mobile Fellowship at the University of East Anglia mentored yesteryear Professor Giles Foden (author of The Last King of Scotland) which volition include meaning opportunities to run across other writers, publishers together with most importantly operate on their 2d book.
The 9mobile Prize for Literature is unique inwards that it too aims to promote the publishing manufacture at large together with volition hence buy G copies of all shortlisted books which volition hold upwards donated to diverse schools, mass clubs together with libraries across the African continent.
Method of Application
Fill together with download application shape from the official website here. Completing the shape signifies credence of Etisalat's damage together with conditions. The application shape should hold upwards submitted along amongst 7 (7) copies of the submitted mass to Etisalat Nigeria at this contact address.
It is of import to watch the official website for consummate data on this award.
DEADLINES:
Entries opened upwards from July 3 to September 18, 2017
PLEASE NOTE:
The 9mobile Prize has too launched the online based flash fiction prize inwards 2014 to engage the rise stars of fiction. To read to a greater extent than virtually this, reckon the 9mobile Flash Fiction Award.
9mobile Nigeria is 1 of the major mobile telecommunication service providers inwards Nigeria. Established inwards 2008, the network has since grown inwards leaps together with bounds, together with currently holds 15% of the marketplace position part amongst over xv 1000000 subscribers.
Application Deadline: xviii September 2017
Open to International students: Yes (ONLY Africans)
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Related: List of Awards for Africans together with non-Africans
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