CALL FOR SHORT STORY ENTRIES '24 (Yvonne Vera Award)

Intwasa Short Story Competition
The Yvonne Vera Literary Award 2024

The Yvonne Vera Literary Award is the winning prize for the annual Intwasa Short Story Competition, named after the late Dr Yvonne Vera who was arguably one of the best writers writing in English out of Bulawayo and Zimbabwe. The annual literary competition seeks to promote and celebrate original prose writing talent in English.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
o Entries for the competition should be new, fresh, unpublished pieces written in English.
o The competition is open, there is no theme.
o Entries must be typed, in Word format and must be between 2000 and 2000 words.
o No extracts from novels will be considered; ONLY one entry per person will be considered.
o All Zimbabwean citizens living and writing from anywhere in the world are eligible for the competition.
o All entries should have a cover page with the following information
NAME, CITY/TOWN, EMAIL ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER
The writer’s name should ONLY appear on the cover page
o Only shortlisted candidates will be personally notified

HOW TO ENTER:
Entries clearly marked ‘YVONNE VERA AWARD 2024’ should be sent via email to [email protected]
Deadline for submissions – 28 June 2024
1st Prize - US$300.00
2nd Prize - US$200.00

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