Call for Submissions ~ 2020 Aminiya-Trust Hausa Short Story Writing Competition

OPEN ARTS in collaboration with GANDUN KALMOMI are announcing the 2020 AMINIYA-TRUST HAUSA SHORT STORY WRITING COMPETITION.

THEME:

The theme for this year, is CHALLENGES OF DEMOCRACY AND POLITICKING IN NIGERIA.

WORD COUNT:

All entries should be a piece of creative writing in Hausa that fall between the word count of 1000 – 1500 words and conform to Hausa traditions and cultural norms.

SUBMISSION

All entries should be sent to wasikunaminiya@dailytrust.com as a Microsoft Word attachment including full name, a short bio, home or office address and phone number.

DEADLINE

Submissions will be open from May 15 2020 and close at 11:59pm West African Time (WAT) on July 15 2020. Entries sent outside the submission window will not be accepted.

PRIZES

The top 3 Entries will be awarded prizes as follows:

1st Position: N250,000

2nd Position: N150,000

3rd Position: N100,000

Winners of the 2020 Aminiya-Trust Hausa Short Story Competition will be announced in September 2020.

Between September and October 2020, the top 15 entries will be edited and be published as part of an anthology with the top 3 entries translated into English for worldwide distribution.

In December 2020, an award ceremony will be held in Kaduna.