Prize Directory
Literary Competitions & Prizes
Verified, active literary awards celebrating excellence in Nigerian prose, poetry, drama, and debut authorship.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature (NLNG)
$100,000 USD PrizeAfrica's largest literary prize. Rotates annually across four genres (Prose, Poetry, Drama, Children's Literature). Open to published Nigerian writers worldwide.
The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing
£10,000 + London ResidencyAwarded annually for a published short story (3,000 – 10,000 words) by an African writer, translated or written in English.
SprinNG Women Authors Prize (SWAP)
₦200,000 NGN GrantCelebrates a female Nigerian author who has published a full-length book in the preceding two calendar years, providing publicity, book marketing, and seed financial honorarium.