About Koffi Addo Prize

Koffi Addo prize attracts entries from eight schools in the South Western (Kigezi) Uganda region, namely: Bishop Robert Gay Nyanja SSS, God’s Grace Primary School, Immaculate Heart SS Nyakibale, Kabale Secondary School, Kigata High School, Nyakigugwe Primary School, Nyanja Primary School, and Rwanyana Primary School. The 19 stories will be whittled down to a shortlist of 9 stories, which will be announced at the start of the third school term for 2022. The 9 shortlisted writers will be invited and supported to travel to Kampala in December 2022 for the prize winners’ announcement. Ahead of the announcement, they will participate in various activities including a tour of the city. The winners of the prize will receive cash worth one school term’s fees. At a future date, the writers will work with a team of translators and editors to prepare their stories for publishing in an anthology, which will be bilingual: both in the original Rukiga and in English translation.

Type: 

Contest/Award  

Field:

Literature/ writing

Benefit of Award: 

Host country: 

Kampala, Uganda

Eligible Countries: 

African countries

Eligibility Criteria: 

How to Apply: 

Entries must be submitted online, by emailing them to info@writivism.com as attachments (not in the body of the email), clearly labelled in the subject: 2022 Koffi Addo Prize.The writer must include in the body of the email, other information about him/her i.e country of residence, age, legal name, and pen name (where applicable), and telephone contact.

Application Deadline: 

31st March each year Visit Program Webpage for Details

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