By African Poetry Book Series
Published November 16, 2019
The African Poetry Book Series invites submissions to the Sillerman First Book Prize from emerging African writers who have not yet published a book-length collection of poetry.
The winning manuscript receives publication through with the University of Nebraska Press in US America and Amalion Press in Senegal and a prize of US$1000.
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An ‘African writer’ is defined as someone who was born in Africa, who is a national or resident of an African country, or whose parents are African.
Poetry manuscripts should be at least 50 pages long. All entries are read anonymously, and the winner is chosen by the African Poetry Book Fund Editorial Board. There is no fee to submit, and no application forms are necessary. Writers may submit more than one manuscript. The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets accepts electronic submissions only.
For details on the Sillerman First Book Prize for African poets, that is open through December 1, 2019, please visit africanpoetrybf.unl.edu/?page_id=2058#sillerman or email psbookprize@unl.edu.
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The African Poetry Book Fund, in association with the University of Nebraska, the University of Nebraska Press, and the literary journal, Prairie Schooner, promotes and advances the development and publication of the poetic arts through its book series, contests, workshops, and seminars and through its collaborations with publishers, festivals, booking agents, colleges, universities, conferences and other entities that share an interest in the poetic arts of Africa.
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Past winners of the Sillerman First Book Prize include Madman at Kilifi by Clifton Gachagua, The Kitchen Dweller’s Testimony by Ladan Osman, Fuchsia by Mahtem Shiferraw, The January Children by Safia Elhillo, Stray by Bernard Matambo, and The Careless Seamstress by Tjawanga Dema.