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Sillerman First Book Prize opens September 15th

APBF Staff September 9, 2016

The 2016 Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets opens September 15th. The prize is awarded annually to an African poet who has not yet published a full-collection of poetry. The winner receives USD $1000 and book publication through the University of Nebraska Press and Amalion Press in Senegal.

For information regarding eligibility, where to send, requirements, and previous winners please click here: https://africanpoetrybf.unl.edu/?page_id=2058#sillerman

Take a look at last year’s winner, Mahtem Shiferraw on her collection Fuchsia, which is out now and published by the University of Nebraska Press: http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/product/Fuchsia,677140.aspx

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