{"id":25382,"global_id":"jgf.org.za\/af?id=25382","global_id_lineage":["jgf.org.za\/af?id=25382"],"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2026-06-23 15:33:08","date_utc":"2026-06-23 13:33:08","modified":"2026-10-01 10:41:02","modified_utc":"2026-10-01 08:41:02","url":"https:\/\/jgf.org.za\/af\/event\/evaristo-prize-for-african-poetry\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/jgf.org.za\/af\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/25382","title":"Evaristo Prize for African Poetry","description":"

The Evaristo Prize for African Poetry<\/strong> is an annual prize<\/strong> of USD $1500 awarded to ten poems<\/strong> written by an African poet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Eligibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Prize is open to African writers. An \u201cAfrican writer\u201d is taken to mean someone who was born in Africa, who is a national or resident of an African country, or whose parents are African.<\/p>\n

The prize is open to African poets who have not yet had a full-length poetry book published at the time of submission. Self-published poetry books, chapbooks, and pamphlets are exempt from this stipulation.<\/p>\n

Only poems written in English<\/strong> can be considered, but APBF welcome poems in translation for consideration too. In the case that the winning work is translated, a percentage of the prize money would be awarded to the translator.<\/p>\n

No past or present paid employees of the University of Nebraska Press, Akashic Books, or Amalion Press, or current faculty, students, or employees at the University of Nebraska are eligible for the prizes.<\/p>\n

African poets who have published a chapbook in a New-Generation African Poets Chapbooks Box Set series remain eligible for the Evaristo African Poetry Prize if they have not published a full-length book of poems.<\/p>\n

When to send what:<\/strong><\/p>\n