New African Writing is hosted by the ABC Literary Cafe at The Life House, and Kachifo Limited, publishers of Farafina Books. This event will provide an opportunity for emerging African writers to showcase their work and be exposed to critique and feedback from established writers.
Emerging writers are requested to submit any piece of prose of no more than 5,000 words. Thirty pieces will be selected from the submissions, and the writers will be invited to read five minutes of their work during the event. Our panel of distinguished writers will be on hand to critique their work on both days of the event. The thirty selected pieces will be subject to further editing and review by both the panel and Kachifo Limited, and the top fifteen will be included in an e-book of short stories to be released later in 2012. The stories not selected for publication in the short story collection will be published on the Farafina blog. The closing date for submission is February 5, 2012.
The New African Writing readings will be held at The Life House, 33 Sinari Daranijo Street, off Younis Bashorun Street, off Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. The dates are February 10 and February 24; the time is 6pm.
Submissions should be sent by email to [email protected]. All submissions should include the name, phone number and email address of writers. Selected writers should be available to read their work at the events, or have a representative available to read on their behalf. However, provisions have been made for writers who may be selected but unavailable to read their work.
Update: The contest is now open to not just Nigerian writers, but to African writers living in Africa.
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kachifo-farafina at it again, you are a leading light in book business in Nigeria.
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Do you have a story to tell? Here’s your opportunity to be heard.
And if you don’t have any representative?
Send in your submission anyway. Provisions have been made for writers who cannot be present and have no representative. Thanks.
I am grateful…
Submissions surely close 5th February THIS YEAR ( not last year)… and what makes a “Nigerian writer” Nigerian? Ancestry, residency, address or name or some thing else?
Thank you for pointing out the date. We are now accepting writing from Africans living in Africa.
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Right.
Do you accept stories published else where?
We want unpublished stories. However, stories that have been published on blogs and some websites (websites which are not literary or do not belong to literary publications) are acceptable.
Any specifications on topic or story theme?
There is no specific topic or theme.
Great great
Maybe, it’s an opportunity to be heard…
Can a writer send in more than one story?
No, we accept one story per writer.
Ohhh. Wish the date could be extended. Or,when may this kind of thing hold again?. I would be more prepared and happy to participate.
Does a writing blog or a writing school website read as literary website too?
The deadline is too close. Wish it could be extended – at least a week.
when will the selected writers be contacted.
Please I have two unpublished short stories which i will love to be published by Kachifo Ltd. how do i get to them?
sadly am just seeing it right now,how do i participate…….you guys are good.
pls this just have to be a continous exercise,it important…..where is your abuja office located.Let this be a national event…
This is such a good idea. Lots of emerging authors will find this very beneficial
Adiya
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Unfortunate I’m just seeing this.