The Lumina Foundation has announced the call for entries for the 2016 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. The submission deadline is December 31, 2015.
A statement from the foundation said that only published poetry collection by a single author of African descent will be eligible for this prize.
Such authors are to submit 10 copies of each work with resume and coloured photo (portrait) as well as the publisher’s full contact details which include emails and telephone numbers.
Only poetry collections published in 2013, 2014 and 2015 may be entered for this prize.
Submission can only be made by publishers and further details can be found on the foundation’s website.
The Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa is the biggest bi-annual literary prize on the continent of Africa for its writers within and beyond. Administered by The Lumina Foundation based in Lagos with an office in Accra, it comes with $20,000, the prize symbol and medal at an evening ceremony of presentation normally given by Professor Soyinka himself in Lagos or any selected city in Africa.
Previous prize winners include: Sefi Atta, Nnedi Okoroafor, Kopalno Maltwa, Wale Okediran, Sifiso Mzobe and Akin Bello.
The jury for 2016 to 2018 includes Margaret Busby, OBE, Toyin Falola, Elleke Boehmer and Olu Obafemi.