Cassava Republic Press has announced the launch of the Global Black Women’s Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize, offering over $30,000 in prize money. They are currently calling for submissions, inviting Black women writers from around the world to participate.
In line with their commitment to showcasing emerging and established Black female writers and thinkers worldwide, with a focus on critical ideas across diverse contexts, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Publishing Director at Cassava Republic Press, explains, “The prize builds on the long tradition of Black women writers as theorists and intellectuals, and provide a platform for a range of writers from Africa and the Afro-diaspora to follow in the footsteps of luminaries such as Anna Julia Cooper, Amy Jacques Garvey, Claudia Jones, Noni Jabavu, Audre Lorde, Ellen Khuzwayo, May Ayim, Toni Morrison and bell hooks, who have come before.”
The panel of judges for the prize includes Bernardine Evaristo, Chair of judges and award-winning author and Booker Prize recipient, along with Sylvia Tamale, a prominent Ugandan feminist; Natalie Baszile, an African-American author and filmmaker; Carole Boyce Davies, a renowned Caribbean-American feminist, professor, and literary scholar; and Panashe Chigumadzi, an acclaimed Zimbabwean-South African scholar.
Submission guidelines:
- Entrants to submit five sample chapters and a pitch letter. The pitch letter should include a synopsis and a full outline of all chapters.
- Entrants must be Black women, writers aged 18 and over, living anywhere in the world.
Prize
The winner of the Global Black Women’s Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize will receive a prize of $20,000 and a publishing contract with Cassava Republic Press. The two runner-ups will each receive an advance of $5,000 and a publication by Cassava Republic Press.
Deadline:
Applications for the Global Black Women’s Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize close at 23:59 GMT on June 30th, 2024.
For more detailed submission guidelines and information on the prize, kindly refer to the official call here.
Good luck to all applicants!
Bakare Oluwatobiloba
I write to educate, motivate and define history with literature. Just being me!
