23/05/2019
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2019 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
FOURTH ANNUAL POETAVANGO AWARD FOR SHORT FICTION
The Poetavango Collective calls for good quality short stories for its FOURTH annual literary award competition, the Poetavango Award for Short Fiction. The competition focuses only on the short story form of fiction writing for writers living in Botswana.
Writers are requested to submit short stories on any theme, so long as the stories comply with the terms and condition of entry stated below. Submission deadline is Friday 30th August 2019.
Submit to [email protected] with the subject line âshort story submissionâ.
First Prize: P3000, Second Prize: P2000, Third prize: P1000. All stories submitted may be considered for publication in a short story anthology.
Terms and conditions of entry
1. Stories must be fiction.
2. Only writers living in Botswana can enter the competition (citizens or non-citizens).
3. Writers should be 18 years or over.
4. Only one submission per writer allowed. No multiple submissions.
5. Writers can submit stories in any fiction genre, e.g. literary, romance, thriller, adventure, suspense, horror, etc.
6. Stories should not be longer than 3500 words.
7. Stories must be in English only.
8. Stories must be set anywhere in existing places/locations of Botswana. Stories with non-existent or international settings will be disqualified.
9. Stories must not have been previously published in any form, including online platforms (websites, blogs or social media)
10. Only email submissions allowed. Stories must be submitted as a .doc or .docx attachment, no PDF or any other format is allowed. Stories should not be pasted in the body of the email either.
11. Stories must be submitted on or before Friday 30th August 2019, 11:59pm CAT. Late entries will not be considered.
12. Submissions must bear the title of the story and name of writer. However, stories will be judged anonymously with names removed.
13. Writers are allowed to use pseudonyms, but real names must be indicated on the email body, see point 14.
14. Document must be typed in Times New Roman, font size 12, 1.5 line spacing. Paragraphs must be left-justified, ie, leave the right margin ragged.
15. In the body of the email, write your names in full (even where pseudonyms are used in the story, you need to provide real names here), address and contact details and the word count of your story. Personal information will not be shared with anyone.
16. By entering the competition, the writer declares that the story is their original work and grants Poetavango the permission to publish the work either in print or digital platforms.
17. Members of the Poetavango Collective and their families are NOT allowed to enter the competition; however, their work may be included in anthologies where necessary.
18. First place winners of the past two competitions are not allowed to contest.
19. All submission will be acknowledged with a response from the receivers. Shortlisted stories will be announced by end early October while the winners will be announced by end of October.
20. The judgesâ decision is final.
21. The date of the Award Ceremony will be announced at a later stage. Winners are expected to attend this event.
22. For more information or enquiries, email to [email protected] or call +267 73597356 or +267 74083616
