The Nigerian Prize for Literature, sponsored by the Nigeria LNG, is currently calling on writers to submit for its Annual Prize’s 2024 Edition.
This competition commenced on February 2004, and since then has previously recorded over 2,051 entries. The competition’s category is rotated yearly. It brushes around these four genres of Literature: Prose Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Children’s Literature. The winning entry is awarded USD 100,000.00. This year’s edition falls under the genre of Children’s Literature.
Winners are announced in October, commemorating the first export of LNG cargo by NLNG on October 9, 1999.
Submission Guidelines—Nigerian Prize for Literature
- The Prize is open to only writers of Nigerian descent.
2. All applicants must complete and submit their entries, accompanied by an application form obtainable online from The Nigeria Prize Website, www.the Nigeria prizes.org. Completed forms must be printed and submitted along with the entries.
3. 12 copies of entry and an e-copy of each entry, with evidence of a 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.
4. Each author is entitled to only one book submission. Unpublished works would not be considered.
No book previously submitted for this competition should be submitted at a later date, even if major revisions have been made and or a new edition published.
5. No member of the advisory board or panel of judges can enter their work in the period they are serving and two years after.
Entries from members of the NLNG staff will also be automatically disqualified.
6. Failure to adhere to the following will lead to disqualification.
Deadline: All entries must be in by Tuesday, 2nd April, 2024. Late entries will not be considered.
Obari Gombe’s Grit won the NLNG Literature Prize’s 2023 Edition.
