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SUMMARY:2027 Evaristo Prize for African Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Opportunity type: Prize\nFor: Poets\nDeadline: 01/11/26\nRewards: $1,500\nLocation Eligibility: Africa \n\nAbout this opportunity\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe African Poetry Book Fund is seeking African poets who have not yet published a full-length poetry collection for the 2027 Evaristo Prize for African Poetry. The annual prize of US$1,500 is awarded to a manuscript of ten poems. It began in 2012 as the Brunel International African Poetry Prize, founded by Bernardine Evaristo, and has been managed by the African Poetry Book Fund since 2022. Submissions are open from 1 October to 1 November 2026, a shortlist is announced in April and the winner in May.\nRewards\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUS$1,500 prize for the winning manuscript of ten poems\nIf the winning work is a translation, a percentage of the prize money goes to the translator\nShortlisted and winning poems are published on the APBF website\n\nEligibility\n\n\n\nOpen to African writers: born in Africa, a national or resident of an African country, or with African parents\nMust not yet have had a full-length poetry book published; self-published books, chapbooks and pamphlets don’t count against this, and poets in the New-Generation African Poets chapbook series remain eligible\nSubmit exactly 10 poems, no more and no fewer\nEach poem no longer than 40 lines\nPoems must be in English; translations into English are welcome\nPoems must be the entrant’s original work; previously published or award-winning poems are allowed\nEntries must be anonymous, in a single document named after the title of the first poem\nNot open to paid employees of University of Nebraska Press, Akashic Books or Amalion Press, or faculty, students or employees of the University of Nebraska\nSubmissions by email are not accepted\n\nEntry Fee\nFree\n\n\nHow to Apply \nApply using the link: 2027 Evaristo Prize for African Poetry\nAll questions regarding this opportunity should be sent to apbf@brown.edu\n
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