Itanile Magazine is delighted to announce that the June 2021 Collins Elesiro Literary Prize is open for submissions. The prize welcomes submissions from writers of African descent, without the restriction of place, age, gender, background, theme or form. “Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity,” John Updike once said. “Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.” We are actively searching for writers who care about doing it right or better. Entrants may submit one previously unpublished poem, fiction or nonfiction of up to 3000 words. 

We will announce the judges in due course. We regret that we can’t contact all entrants, only those whose works are shortlisted. Shortlisted writers might receive editorial feedback and a request to revise before publication in our magazine. 

We recommend you download and read our latest Issue 8: Expanse (Freedom Magazine) before submitting. 

COLLINS ELESIRO LITERARY PRIZE

This year, Freedom Magazine continues its exciting relationship with Crystalinks Edu & Collins Elesiro. Our mandate remains to tell the best of African Stories and promote African storytelling as best as we can.

Read more about Crystalinks Edu here.

GUIDELINES AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

  1. Must be African.
  2. There are no age restrictions.
  3. Entries must not have been previously published on any platform.
  4. Simultaneous submissions are accepted. However, if your work is accepted elsewhere, you need to notify us.
  5. Entries must be in English. If written in other languages, please provide a translation.
  6. ONLY one entry per participant. Fiction and non-fiction can be up to a maximum of 3,000 words.
  7. Identify entries for the contest by adding the appropriate edition of our magazine and the year. Here’s an example: #Dec2020Entry: Your Title.
  8. The deadline is 31st May. 

Submission page: click here

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

  1. Cash remuneration of up to N100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira). Any change in the value will be announced.
  2. E-Publishing contract worth N60,000 (Sixty Thousand Naira) for the top 3 entries. Read about our e-publishing here.
  3. A chance to be published in the Freedom Magazine. 
  4. Readership and promotion of the anthology across our network.

NOTES:

  1. Register on the site using your email or social account to ensure your profile is updated before submitting your entry.
  2. Entries without an updated profile will be ignored.
  3. Visit the registration page if unregistered.
  4. Login before submitting or you’ll get an error message.
  5. Download previous editions of the Magazine from our store.

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