The SprinNG Women Authors Prize (#SWAPng) ​will select a Nigerian Female Author annually - someone who has published a full-length book in print and invest N200,000 in purchasing, distributing, and marketing print copies of her book nationwide through our independent book reviewers, sister literary websites and events whom we collaborate with. 
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We are simply looking for female Nigerian authors who have published excellent books that deserve to be promoted and supported. Only one Nigerian female author will be selected annually for this prize. However, we will use the opportunity to promote other select authors through interviews, book reviews, newsletter promotions, and collaborations to increase their visibility in the Nigerian literary sphere.
Application for the 2021 SprinNG Women Authors Prize is closed.
​The application is open from July 1, 2021 - September 30, 2021

ABOUT THE 2021 JUDGES

​Tomi Adesina loves playing with words, so she became a writer – makes perfect sense! She is a screenwriter, poet, teacher, and author of several stories, including Dear Future Husband, which you may have read on a blog called “Tommyslav’s Island.” 
 
In 2015, she won the Homevida in collaboration with Google Prize for her short script on cyberbullying, Feisty John. She was also the recipient of the Best Young Writer in the Nigerian Writers Award in 2015. In addition, Tomi was nominated in the Best Writer category of the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Award (AMVCA) in 2018 and won the African Movie Academy Award (AMAA) for her contribution to the screenplay, Hakkunde.
 
Tomi teaches Creative writing classes and regularly facilitates a Scriptwriting class, Characters, Stories, and Scripts with Tomi Adesina. Tomi loves Jesus and likes to tell everyone how He saved her life. You can find Tomi on Twitter @tomi_adesina and Instagram @tomiadesina.
Roseline Mgbodichinma is a Nigerian writer, poet, and blogger passionate about documenting women's stories. She is currently pursuing a law degree and actively freelancing. 
 
She is a Contributing fiction Editor for Barren Magazine, a Nairobi fiction writing workshop (NF2W) scholarship recipient, and a SprinNG alumna. She won the Audience Favourite Award for the Okadabooks and union bank campus writing challenge. In addition, she is the third prize winner for the PIN food poetry contest. 
 
Her work has been published on Isele, Native Skin, Down River Road, Amplify, JFA human rights mag, Blue marble Review, Kalahari Review, Indianapolis Review, the hellebore, and elsewhere. You can reach her on her blog at www.mgbodichi.com, where she writes about art, issues, and lifestyle. 
Kemi Falodun is a writer, journalist, and editor. Her writing explores mental health, social justice, culture, and the intersections between private and public memory. 
 
She is an alumna of Purple Hibiscus Creative Writing Workshop and the inaugural BookArtArea Workshop. She participated in the Invisible Borders Trans-African Road Trip (Borders Within II) and published an essay chapbook, "A Life in Transit" (2019). Kemi's work has been published in Al Jazeera, Catapult, The Guardian UK, Africa is a Country, The Republic, Saraba Magazine, and elsewhere.
 
In 2020, she co-started the POBIN Project to document stories of police brutality in Nigeria. She's a 2021 One World Media fellow. ​
Jakky Bankong-Obi is a poet and Media Consultant from Kakwe-Beebo in Boki, Cross River State. Jakky lives and writes from Abuja. 
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Her work has been featured/forthcoming in London Grip, The Kalahari Review, Zarf Poetry, Gutter Magazine, Hobartpulp, Pidgeonholes, Pipewrench Magazine, Memento; An Anthology of Contemporary Nigerian Poetry, etc. 
 
Jakky is also Co-Editor at Icefloe Press. She enjoys long walks, yoga & dabbling in nature photography. She is on Twitter as @jakkybeefive.
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Eligibility
  • The applicant must be a female Nigerian author between ages 21 - 45.
  • Applicants can only submit one book for the nomination in the select genres listed in our application.
  • Eligible genres: Only Poetry (Collection of poetry or prose poems), fiction (novels, collection of short stories), and nonfiction (memoirs and essays) are eligible for application. We are NOT ACCEPTING children's books, plays, or drama for this prize.
  • ​The nominated book can be of any theme.
  • The nominated book can be self-published or released by a publisher between 2015 and September 2021.
  • The book nominated must be available in print for purchase in Nigeria.
  • There is no region-eligibility requirement for the author - meaning that the author can be a Nigerian currently residing outside the country.
  • Previous finalists and semi-finalists cannot reapply.
  • We require a self-nomination process, meaning that prospective applicants will complete the application and nominate themselves.
Application & FAQs
The online portal to apply for the SprinNG Women Authors Prize will open annually in July and close in September. The judges of the SprinNG Women Authors Prize will be announced in August.
If you are having issues with the clickable tab above, use either of these links to apply: https://forms.gle/UrgsL1R44eP81Q817 or https://tinyurl.com/SWAPAP21
Important Dates
  • July 1: Applications for the SprinNG Women Authors Prize opens
  • August: Judges will be announced
  • September 30: Applications for the SprinNG Women Authors Prize closes
  • October to December: Applications will be reviewed 
  • December 15-30: ​Semi-finalists and prize winner will be announced
  • January - March: Author's books will be distributed
Contact Info
For all questions and concerns or opportunities for donations and collaborations please send an email to Contact@SprinNG.org and we will respond within 48hrs.

All updates and additional announcements will be posted on the SprinNG website: www.sprinng.org 
Why a Women Authors Prize at SprinNG?
While there has been a definite increase in Nigeria's literary engagement within the past decade, especially with the use of technology, there are still improvements to be made. SprinNG intends to encourage and equip developing Nigerian writers. However, in doing so, through submissions for publications and contests, as well as participation in our writing fellowship, we have observed a lack of women involvement and visibility. When we looked outwardly, observing the works of sister Nigerian literary websites and recognitions, we found strong evidence and reports confirming our conclusions.

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