Short Story Day Africa in partnership with the Beit Trust invite submissions to attend a series of two day workshops in the following cities:
• Blantyre, Malawi | 4-5 August 2018
• Lilongwe, Malawi | 4-5 August 2018
• Kitwe, Zambia | 4-5 August 2018
• Lusaka, Zambia | 4-5 August 2018
• Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 4-5 August 2018
• Mutare, Zimbabwe | 4-5 August 2018
Writers are invited to submit an application for the 2018 Flow Workshop Series.
Preference will be given to writers working on entries for the prestigious 2018 Short Story Day Africa Prize.
Send a 200 word sample of your original writing, or a 200 word sample of your SSDA Prize entry, along with a short
biographical statement of no more than 100 words, to info@shortstorydayafrica.org with the subject line HOTEL AFRICA FLOW and the country you are applying for, i.e. HOTEL AFRICA FLOW LUSAKA if you are applying for Lusaka, HOTEL AFRICA FLOW BULAWAYO if you are applying for Bulawayo.
NB: If you do not use this exact subject line your submission will be missed. Or, submit using one of the buttons below, which will open an email with the correct subject line and address.
Please read the Terms and Conditions below carefully before applying.
TERMS AND CONDITION:
1. Simultaneous submissions are not welcome. Any
story entered or published elsewhere during the
course of judging or publication will be disqualified.
2. Any African citizen or African person living in the
diaspora*, as well as persons residing permanently
(granted permanent residence or similar) in any African
country, may enter.
3. Writers may only submit one story for the competition.
Repeat entries by the same writer will be disqualified.
4. Writers are welcome to submit stories in any fiction
genre.
5. Stories must be between 3000 and 5000 words in length.
6. Stories must be submitted in English. While you are free
to incorporate other languages into your story, the story
must be able to be understood fully by its English
content.
7. Stories must be submitted online via Submittable
between 1 June 2018 - 3 1 August 2018. The link to the
submission form will be made live on 1 June 2018.
8. To facilitate easy reading and judging, please format
your stories according to the format stipulated
below. Stories not formatted in this way are at the risk
of being disqualified.
9. Stories must not have been previously published in any
form or any format.
10. You are welcome to enter under a pseudonym or nom
de plume, as long as you also include your real name
along with your entry.
11. All entries will be judged anonymously. Please DO NOT
put your name or any other identifying details anywhere
on your manuscript.
12. The judges' decision is final.
13. By submitting a story the author attests that it is their
own original work and grants exclusive global print and
digital rights to Short Story Day Africa for one year, and
thereafter agrees to seek permission to republish and
when published elsewhere attributes first publication to
Short Story Day Africa; non-exclusive digital rights to
Worldreader to publish individual stories on
Worldreader Mobile; and non-exclusive digital rights to
Johannesburg Review of Books for publicity purposes.
14. By entering, the author agrees to allowing Short Short
Story Day Africa to include their entry in an anthology
should it be selected by the judges; and to working with
editors to get their story publication ready.
15. We will not share your personal information with
anyone. We will, however, add you to Short Story Day
Africa mailing list for the sole purpose of informing you
of next year’s event, or of other Short Story Day Africa
events that may be of interest to you.
* Citizens of African countries or former citizens who
have given up citizenship for whatever reason, and
second generation Africans whose parents are/were
African citizens.
* Please reread the guidelines on the submission's
platform before submitting your story as they may
change depending on sponsorship.
Required Manuscript Format
1. Type your document, using a single, clear font, 12-point
size, double-spaced. The easiest font to use is Times
New Roman, or a similar serif font.
2. Put the title of your story at the top of the first page.
Please give your story an original title. Please DO NOT
title your story Hotel Africa, SSDA Story or any similar
version of such.
3. Start your story immediately below the
title.
Put an accurate word count at the top right.
Please number the pages.
4. Left-justify your paragraphs.
5. Ensure there is at least a 1 inch or 2 centimetre margin
all the way around your text.
6. Indent each new paragraph by about 1/2 inch or 1
centimetre, except for the first line of the story or the
first line of a new scene.
7. Please use the indent function
of your programme, not multiple spaces or tabs.
8. Don’t insert extra lines between your paragraphs. A
blank line indicates a new scene.
Put the word “End” after the end of your text, centred,
on its own line.
The workshop is free for selected participants, however space is limited. Successful applicants will be notified no
later than the 27 July 2018.
Click here to apply.
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