Deadline:
17h00 on March 30 2018.
The Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) has
announced that submissions for the eighth annual Sol Plaatje European Union
Poetry Award and Anthology will be open from March 9 to 30, 2018. This award
and anthology are made possible through ongoing support and partnership with
the European Union.
Up to three poems in any of South Africa’s
official languages can be submitted via the online entry form on the Jacana
Media website. Entrants are encouraged to submit poems written in their mother
tongue. Entries will close at 17h00 on March 30 2018.
The work submitted is judged blind by a
panel of four esteemed poets and a chair. As in previous years, a longlist of
the best entries received will be published in volume 8 of the anthology. A
shortlist of three poets is selected from the longlist, and those finalists
will be invited to attend an event where the winner will be announced and cash
prizes awarded.
Named after Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje
(1876–1932), the Award recognises the life and vision of this highly respected
political and social activist.
“We always hope that it reveals the
political and social attitudes of our time, and reflects the complex, nuanced
and uncomfortable truths of life in South Africa, and thus, poems which reflect
our current realities are warmly welcomed,” say the organisers.
Cash prizes are awarded to the shortlist:
1st place: R6,000
2nd place: R4,000
3rd place: R2,000
For rules visit www.jacana.co.za
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