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Gently Rippling Waves — The prize for the best work of poetry on the theme of ‘Disappearing Cultures’. Read about the theme here.
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- The winner will receive $150
- Three runners-up will be featured on the website and get free signed copies of Where Did All The Mushrooms Go?
- Ten longlists will be featured on the website
All winners will be published in an anthology by January 2025.
Non-Prize
Submit a 100-word entry on the same theme, and get featured on the website or published in our upcoming anthology by January 2025.
Preorder: “Where Did All The Mushrooms Go?” New Edition — A Book on Disappearing Cultures by Eremiika Patarh-Ebere
Read: “A Basket For Nule” by Eremiika Patarh-Ebere
Entry Rules and Requirements
- The competition is open to individuals of commonwealth nationalities.
- All submissions must be written in English or transcribed.
- Entries should be standalone pieces and cannot be excerpted from longer works.
- Entries must be previously unpublished, and must not have been awarded or placed in any other competition.
- Entrants must be 18 years old or older at the time of submission.
- Each participant is limited to one entry per category.
- Entries must be poems of up to 45 lines of poetry, or stories not exceeding 100 words.
Notable Dates
| Applications open: | 20th April 2024 |
| Applications close: | 21st July 2024 at 23:59 (WAT) |
| Longlist announced: | 10th August 2024 |
| Shortlist Announced: | 20th August 2024 |
| Winners Announced: | 28th August 2024 |