UNCHARTED: HORIZONS BEFORE US
Submission Guidelines For The Adebisi Amori Literary Contest 3.0 Prize For Non-fiction.
ABOUT THE ADEBISI AMORI LITERARY CONTEST
The Adebisi Amori Literary Contest is named after the erstwhile president of the NSASA-UI Literary and Debating Society, Adebisi Amori, for her ardent work that saw to the revitalization of the Society in 2022.
The contest seeks to unearth and celebrate literary talents that exist within students of Sociology in the University of Ibadan. And so, it cuts across genres including poetry, short story, and essay writing.
This year, in light of the recent occurrences in our nation, and chiefly in relation to the events happening in university campuses as societies in their own way, we are seeking submissions that revolve around radical optimism on and around the theme UNCHARTED: Horizons Beyond Us.
Through this theme, we are seeking original nonfiction stories that unveil the possibilities embedded in the unknown future of students in present day Nigeria, in the days to come, and that tell of hope in new and fresh lights.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
• We do not accept multiple submissions, and we’re not considering simultaneous submissions.
- Please do not submit previously published works (by this, we mean any piece that has appeared on the web or in print, including your personal blog).
- Download, signup, and subscribe on the MyLibriBooks app, using the code “77765” in the referral box.
- Kindly include a brief cover letter with the title of your piece, a third-person bio, and a valid means of identification (showing you’re a student of the department of Sociology of the participating schools). In it, indicate the Username you used in signing up on the MyLibriBooks app.
- Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Due to the volume of the submissions we receive, we aim to respond within six weeks, though it can be longer. If you don’t hear from us after six weeks of your submission, please feel free to send a query to nsasa.lnd@gmail.com.
- Ikike Arts requests the first serial rights of your published piece. However, all rights will revert to you after publication. If your work is republished elsewhere, please indicate that it previously appeared in the NSASA-UI Literary and Debating Society’s Adebisi Amori Literary Contest 3.0 published by Ikike Arts.
- You may submit up to 1,000 words of nonfiction. Please make sure your manuscript is double-spaced, preferably in Times New Roman or Garamond size 12 font.
- Entries should be sent (as a Word document attachment) to adebisiamoriliterarycontest@gmail.com with ‘AALC3.0- PIECE TITLE’ as the subject.
- All accepted submissions are automatically considered for The Adebisi Amori Prize for Non-fiction.
- We DO NOT charge submission fees. All submissions are free of charge, and meant only for Sociology students in the University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Obafemi Awolowo University and Lead City University.
PRIZES
Winner
₦100,000 cash prize
Book pack from Farafina
Entry publication by Ikike Art
Six months free subscription on MyLibriBooks.
1st Runner Up
₦50,000 cash prize
Book pack from Farafina
Entry publication by Ikike Art
Six months free subscription on MyLibriBooks.
2nd Runner Up
₦50,000 cash prize
Book pack from Farafina
Entry publication by Ikike Art
Six months free subscription on MyLibriBooks
Consolations prizes for 3rd and 4th runner ups with free six months subscription on Mylibri Books for other winners.
JUDGES
CHIEF JUDGE
Ikike Art Editorial Board
SPONSORS & PARTNERS
This year, the Adebisi Amori Literary Contest 3.0 is proudly sponsored by MyLibri Books, Farafina, and Ikike Arts.
Adebisi Amori Literary Contest (AALC) is an initiative of The Nigerian Sociological And Anthropological Students Association (University of Ibadan) Literary and Debating Society.
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