


Deadline: 30Â June 2024
PRIMS International Rolling Submissions. Annual fiction, poetry, short forms and creative non-fiction contests


Deadline: 31 May 2024
Cassava Republic Press: African Women Non-fiction Writing Workshop

Deadline: 31 May 2024
Poetry. 1st Prize £5,000
Short story. 1st Prize £5,000
Flash Fiction. 1st Prize £1,000
Novel. Winner £1,500 plus package

Deadline: 1 June 2024
Poda-Poda Stories: Call for fiction, non-fiction, poetry and book reviews

Deadline: 30Â June 2024
Pitch to Overland Literary Journal. $150 for published online pieces.Â

Deadline: 30Â June 2024
Cassava Republic Manuscript Prize, $20,000 Global Black Women’s Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize dedicated to exceptional works by Black women (cis, trans and genderqueer)


Deadline: 30Â June 2024
Palette Poetry: Submissions for our Featured Poetry category are open year-round to poets at any stage of their careers $50 per poem, up to $150.Â



Deadline: 31 July 2024
Foyle Young Poets Award, The top 15 poets receive a mentoring package with opportunities to receive support and feedback on their writing


Deadline: 31 December 2024
The Caribbean Writer: Possibilities – Beyond Traditional, Inside of Courage.

Deadline: 1 June 2024
The Flame Tree Writer’s Project: Submissions are now open to a Writers’ Workshop in Abuja hosted by the Flame Tree Writers’ Project. If you are an emerging writer from Northern Nigeria, we recommend you apply.

Deadline: 31 October 2024
Miles Morland Foundation: Grants of 18,000 pounds (over 12 months for emerging fiction writers) and 27,000 (over 18 months for emerging non-fiction writers)

Deadline: September 15 and December 1
The African Poetry Book Fund: The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry is awarded annually to an African poet who has not yet published a collection of poetry. The winner receives USD $1000 and book publication through the University of Nebraska Press and Amalion in Senegal.