The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020 Now Open

Commonwealth Essay Competition

The Royal Commonwealth Society is pleased to announce the theme for The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020. Application Deadline: 1st June 2020; Offered annually? Yes Eligible Countries: all Commonwealth countries and territories. Theme: The Royal Commonwealth Society is pleased to announce the theme for The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020 – Climate Action and the Commonwealth Building … Read more

Short Story Day Africa Prize for African Writers 2019

Call for submissions are open from African writers for this year’s Short Story Day Africa Prize. The theme of every submission should be on Hotel Africa. Application Deadline: 31st October 2019. Offered annually? Yes Eligible Countries: African countries To be taken at (country): Online Offered Since: 2013 About the Award: The Short Story Day Africa Prize is an African writing prize open to African citizens, … Read more

Young Statisticians Writing Competition 2018 for Early-Career Statisticians – Cardiff, Wales

Are you an early-career statistician with the ability to write data-driven stories in an entertaining and thought-provoking way? If so, we invite you to enter the 2018 Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing. The competition is jointly organised by Significance and the Young Statisticians Section of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) and forms part of the RSS … Read more

Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction African Writers 2018

The Koffi Addo Writivism Prize for Creative Non-Fiction is an annual award for creative non-fiction by emerging African writers administered by the Center for African Cultural Excellence (CACE) and sponsored by the Koffi Addo family. Application Deadline: 31st March 2018 Eligible Countries: African countries To be Taken at (country): Kampala, Uganda Type: Contest/Award Eligibility:  Entrants must be unpublished writers … Read more

Deadline Extended: 9mobile Prize for Literature (£15,000 and Other Prizes) for African Writers 2018

The 9mobile Prize for Literature celebrates new writers of African citizenship whose first fiction book (over 30,000 words) was published in the last twenty four (24) months. For the purposes of this definition, first book means first printed production in book form of any type or genre. Application Deadline: 18th September 2017 Offered annually? Yes Eligible Countries: African Countries … Read more