Lagos, Nigeria, 26 June 2017: Following the successful completion of the fourth edition of its flagship pan-African literary prize, Nigeri...
Lagos, Nigeria, 26 June 2017: Following the successful completion of the fourth edition of its flagship pan-African literary prize, Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications company, 9 mobile, has announced a call for entries for the 2018 prize for literature.
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About the Prize
The 9mobile Prize for Literature celebrates new writers of African citizenship whose first fiction book (over 30,000 words) was published in the last twenty four (24) months. For the purposes of this definition, first book means first printed production in book form.
Authors and their publishers can be based anywhere in the world. The winner of the 9mobile Prize for Literature receives £15,000, and a high end device. In line with our vision of promoting upcoming writers, 9mobile will sponsor a book tour to three African cities. The winning writer will also embark on the 9mobile Fellowship at the University of East Anglia mentored by Professor Giles Foden (author of The Last King of Scotland) which will include significant opportunities to meet other writers, publishers and most importantly work on their second book. The 9mobile Prize for Literature is unique in that it also aims to promote the publishing industry at large and will therefore purchase 1000 copies of all shortlisted books which will be donated to various schools, book clubs and libraries across the African continent.
About 9mobile
In just 9 years of operations, 9mobile Nigeria has become a major industry player with a growing subscriber base of over 18 million in a highly competitive market. Its portfolio of voice and data-centric products include moretalk,morecliq,morebusiness and moreblaze; all tailor-made to meet the needs of its customers by delivering innovative and quality services to its growing subscribers.
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