Posts

Showing posts from August, 2016

Short story writing competition for Malawian University students

Pen Avenue Malawi is pleased to announce the opening of its first ever writing competition for young Malawians currently studying for their first degrees, diplomas or certificates in Universities and Colleges across Malawi. The competition is aimed at identifying and nurturing writing talent in the country. In this first phase, the competition will only accept entries from University and College students based in Malawi. The genre is only fiction, that is, the Short Story. Details of the competition are indicated below: Prizes The best short story will go away with a cash prize of K100,000 and a six month mentorship opportunity with an established writer (to be disclosed in due course) Four other good stories will have its authors afforded a mentorship opportunity in which their works will be critiqued by a team of passionate and committed young writers and critics  Rules for the competition:  Entries (Short stories only) must be on any theme, between 1500-4000