Deadline: 31-Mar-23
Entries are now open for The Nigeria Prize for Literature. The yearly literature prize is sponsored by Nigeria LNG to honour the author of the best book by a Nigerian.
The prize rotates among four literary genres – prose fiction, poetry, drama and children’s literature. This year, the competition is for Drama.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature is a registered charity. The secretariat for the administration of the Prize is also located within Nigeria LNG Limited. The Nigeria Prize for Literature, known for its transparent assessment process, has recorded over 2,051 entries for 17 competitions that have so far produced 17 winning works since its commencement on February 2004.
With The Nigeria Prize for Literature, it is expected that the quest for a prestigious prize will improve the quality of writing, editing, proof-reading, and publishing in the country with far-reaching positive effect on print, broadcast journalism, film and theatre production.
The competition runs a four-year cycle that revolves around Prose Fiction, Poetry, Drama and Children’s Literature in that order.
Winners are honoured at The Grand Award Night, a grade A public ceremony, attended by the la crème of the Nigerian society, including former Heads of State. Winners are subsequently honoured and publicly presented at another public presentation ceremony.
Benefits
- Prize Money: USD 100,000.00.
- The winner(s), if any, will be announced and presented in October 2023.
Submission Procedure
- Only entries published in the year of the competition or in the three years before then are considered.
- Twelve (12) copies of entry and an e-copy, with evidence of Nigerian citizenship (photocopy of Nigerian passport or National Identity Card), may be submitted either by author or publisher. Books should be submitted to Nigeria LNG Limited’s External Relations Division, promoters of the prize, by the stipulated deadline.
- No book published before 2020 will be accepted.
- The competition is open to only Nigerian writers irrespective of their place of residence.
- An author will enter only one published work. Unpublished work will not be considered. No book previously submitted for this competition may be re-submitted at a later date, even if major revisions have been made or a new edition published. The prize will be awarded for no other reason than excellence.
- No member of the Advisory Board or Panel of Judges can enter their work(s) for the award in the period in which they are serving and two years thereafter. No entries will be accepted from staff of Nigeria LNG and their families.
- Failure to meet all stated conditions will lead to disqualification of the entry.
For more information, visit Nigeria LNG.