Helon Habila

Criteria

• African is defined as a citizen of the 53 countries in the continent of Africa and adjoining island, including descendants of such citizens who hold valid African passports.
• Authors must be resident in an African country and be ready to schedule readings across the continent if successful.
• Electronic copies of manuscripts are to be formatted as set out below and uploaded in the adjacent form
  • Times New Roman, 13 points, Double spacing.
  • Microsoft Office Word and compatible formats [e.g. Open Office]
  • Documents should be named “Cordite Submission – Authors Name – Manuscript Title” eg “Cordite Submission – Ian Fleming – Octopussy.doc”. Synopsis documents should be named in the format “Cordite Synopsis – Authors Name – Manuscript Title”.
• Detailed contact details including previous publication and experience should form the first page of the manuscript uploaded.
• A detailed Synopsis of the manuscript, under 750 words, should be attached at the time of submissions using the appropriate upload button TO THE RIGHT.

PRIZES:

• 1st Prize: US$ 1000, Publishing deal with Cordite Books Continental advance on royalties.
• 2nd Prize: US$250
• 3rd Prize: US$200
• Honourable Mention for the 4th and 5th best manuscripts received.

Cordite Books is a new, traditional-style publishing company for genre fiction based in Lagos, Nigeria and is jointly owned by Parrésia Publishers Ltd and Helon Habila. The imprint will be edited by Helon Habila, a Nigerian author and professor of Creative Writing at George Mason University in the United States.

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For More Information:

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