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Contests

Detail of cover of The Careless Seamstress. Art by Mary Sibande.

The APBF administers two poetry book prizes annually, the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry, which awards $1000 and publication through the University of Nebraska Press to the winning manuscript by an African poet who has not yet published a full-length collection, and the Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry, which awards $1000 to the author of an excellent book of African poetry published in the previous calendar year, selected by a guest judge. The APBF also administers the Evaristo African Poetry Prize (formerly known as the Brunel International African Poetry Prize), which awards $1,500 to a packet of ten poems by an African poet.

Our Prizes

Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry

The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets opens to submissions on September 15th.

Luschei Prize for African Poetry

Now open to submissions through October 1st.

Evaristo Prize for African Poetry

Will be open to submissions from October 1st to November 1st.

Partner Prizes

The Brunel International African Poetry Prize

After ten years, the Brunel announced its final winner in 2022.

Useful Links and Resources

  • Manuscript formatting tips from Winning Writers
  • “Thinking Like an Editor: How to Order Your Poetry Manuscript” by April Ossmann for Poets & Writers

From the Blog

Prizes

Luschei Prize for African Poetry awarded to Togara Muzanenhamo

APBF Staff February 23, 2023

Prizes

Tares Oburumu wins 2022 Sillerman Prize for African Poetry

APBF Staff August 30, 2022

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Author News

Koleka Putuma’s Amazing Internet Initiatives

APBF Staff October 27, 2020

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