The $20,000 Golden Baobab Prizes –
Submission Deadline Two Weeks Away
The deadline for the 2014 Golden
Baobab Prizes is June 29th,
2014 – less than two weeks away – but just enough time for African writers
and illustrators to enter their stories and illustrations to any of the 6
prizes for which they qualify, for a chance to win the up to $20,000 in cash
prizes plus in kind prize packages.
The 6 prizes offered by Golden
Baobab this year are:
·
The $5,000 Golden Baobab Prize for Picture Book
·
The $5,000 Golden Baobab Prize for Early Chapter Book
·
The $2,500 Golden Baobab Prize for Rising Writers
·
The $5,000 Golden Baobab Prize for Illustrators
·
The $2,500 Golden Baobab Prize for Rising Illustrators
·
The Golden Baobab Lifetime Achievement in Children’s Literature Award
Golden Baobab is a not-for-profit
social enterprise dedicated to ensuring that African children have access to whimsical,
delightful and magical African stories that will inspire their imaginations and
ensure they fall in love with reading. The prizes seek to discover, nurture and
celebrate the very best African writers and illustrators of children’s content.
Apart from the $20,000 cash prizes,
this year’s prize packages include publishing opportunities, mentorship
opportunities and opportunities to attend exclusive Golden Baobab workshops and
award ceremonies.
Last year, the prizes received over
180 submissions from 13 African countries.
Karen Hurt (South Africa), Liza Esterhuyse (South Africa) and Kanengo
Rebecca Diallo (Tanzania) emerged as the overall winners.
For more information on how you can
enter these prizes visit Golden Baobab’s website (www.goldenbaobab.org) or contact the coordinator, Nanama
B. Acheampong at info@goldenbaobab.org.
You can also connect with Golden
Baobab on:
Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/goldenbaobab
Twitter page:
www.twitter.com/goldenbaobab
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