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Prize

African Poetry Book Fund Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry

Poets and Writers Grants

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Closes

October 1, 2026, 6 days left

Effort

About 90 minutes

Cost to apply

Free

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What it is

An annual prize for a book of poetry by an African poet published in the previous year.

Who it is for

Publishers submitting a poetry collection by an author born in Africa, a national or resident of an African country, or whose parents are African.

Open to artists in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi and others.

The call says: “Source page restricts to Africa”

US artists

Where

United States

When

October 1, 2026, 6 days left

Programme dates not listed

What you get

$1,000 cash prize.

What you need to apply

  • Four copies or unbound proofs of a poetry collection of at least 48 pages published in 2025. Publishers based outside the United States may submit PDF galleys., 4 required
  • Required entry form

How long it takes

About 90 minutes

Short application. Estimated from the 2 items this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

Free

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Go to the application

http://africanpoetrybf.brown.edu/contests