The Intwasa Short Story Competition enters its ninth year this year, 2013. The competition, which was inaugurated in the first year of the festival, is an annual literary event seeking to promote original creative writing talent in English. In 2011 the award for the winner was named the Yvonne Vera Award, after the late Dr. Yvonne Vera, a literary genius whose works include Why Don’t We Carve Other Animals, Nehanda, Without a Name, Stone Virgins, and Butterfly Burning. The Yvonne Vera award carries a $500cash prize.
The rules of the competition are as follows:
- There is no particular theme
- Entries must be written in English
- Entries should be previously unpublished
- Only one entry per person
- All work must be original
- Entries must be typed
- Maximum 3000 words
- The competition is open to all Zimbabwe citizens and residents
- Late entries will not be accepted
- Only the short-listed candidates will be personally notified
Sipho Mpofu’s A CongenialMan and Nixon Nembaware’s The RainGod of Nyatanga Hill were among the top three stories of 2012. Each year the standard of writing continues to improve.
Writers are invited to start submitting their stories to:
Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo
403 LAPF HOUSE
Jason Moyo Street
8th Avenue, Bulawayo
Email: info@intwasa.org or Info.intwasa@gmail.com
The 9th edition of Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo is set for 24 -29 September 2013. The festival will be held under the theme Cultural Diversity – The Common Heritage of Humanity.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: info@intwasa.org or Info.intwasa@gmail.com
Website: http://www.intwasa.org/
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