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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. We also work in collaboration with Brunel University to promote the Brunel International African Poetry Prize.

Our Prizes

Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry

The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets opens to submissions on September 15, 2020.

Luschei Prize for African Poetry

Now open to submissions through October 31.

Partner Prizes

The Brunel International African Poetry Prize

The 8th year of the prize opens for entries from November 2–31, 2020.

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

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Omotara James and Ladan Osman Receive Honors

APBF Staff October 12, 2020

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Books

APBF and UNP Publish Three New Books in Spring 2020

APBF Staff September 22, 2020

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