{"id":17753,"date":"2024-01-10T15:15:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T15:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=17753"},"modified":"2024-01-10T15:15:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T15:15:58","slug":"call-for-applications-awele-creative-trust-award-2023-n50000-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/call-for-applications-awele-creative-trust-award-2023-n50000-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Call For Applications: Awele Creative Trust Award 2023 (N50,000 prize)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>About the program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you a short story writer between ages 16-26 years? Are you a Nigerian or resident in Nigeria? Apply now for the&nbsp;Awele Creative Trust Award 2023. Awele Creative Trust (ACT) is a non-profit trust formed in 2013 to provide a platform and enabling environment for creative young persons in Nigeria through literature and arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning in 2015, ACT offers an annual award with a monetary sum attached to it, to encourage aspiring writers. The ACT prize is awarded to a short story by any writer between the ages of 16 and 26, who is a resident in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prize<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The winning author will receive a cash prize of N50,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eligibility<\/strong> <strong>Criteria:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open to short story writers between 16-26 years;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicants must be Nigerian or reside in Nigeria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Guidelines<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Previously published work is not eligible for the ACT award.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only one story per author will be considered in any one year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submissions should include a cover note with the name, date of birth, e-mail address and telephone number of the author.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only fictional work is eligible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Works must be between 2,500 and 5,000 words.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Application Process<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Submissions should be made by e-mail only to&nbsp;<strong>awelecreativetrust@gmail.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/brittlepaper.com\/2023\/12\/submit-your-short-story-to-the-2023-awele-creative-trust-award-deadline-jan-10\/\">HERE<\/a>&nbsp;to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the program Are you a short story writer between ages 16-26 years? 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