Awele Creative Trust (ACT) is a non-profit trust formed in 2013 to provide a platform and enabling environment for creative young people in Nigeria through literature and arts.
Beginning in 2015, ACT offers an annual award with a monetary sum attached to it to encourage aspiring writers.
Prize:
- The winning author will receive a cash prize of N50,000.
Eligibility:
- The ACT prize is awarded to a short story by any writer between the ages of 16 and 26
- Individuals who are residents in Nigeria.
Submission Guidelines:
- Previously published work is not eligible for the ACT award.
- Submissions should be made by e-mail only to awelecreativetrust@gmail.com.
- Only one story per author will be considered in any one year.
- Submissions should include a cover note with the name, date of birth, e-mail address and telephone number of the author.
- Only fictional work is eligible.
- Works must be between 2,500 and 5,000 words.
- Works translated into English from any Nigerian languages are eligible. Should such a work win, N20,000 of the prize money will go to the translator.
A longlist will be announced in February, and a shortlist of five will be announced in March. A winner will be announced in April 2024.
