The SprinNG Women Authors Prize
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Application for the 2020 SprinNG Women Authors Prize has closed.
​The winner will be announced January 15, 2021.
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.
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 at least N100,000 in purchasing, distributing, and marketing copies of her book nationwide through our 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.
Update on the Prize - Dec, 28, 2020
The SprinNG team is pleased to announce that as a result of a sponsor's generosity, the first SprinNG Women Authors Prize has been increased from N100,000 to N200,000.
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We are thankful to the sponsor who  invested in our vision  of supporting female Nigerian writers. We also thank our judges: I.S Jones, Eketi Edima Ette, Mona Zutshi Opubor, and  Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu. We are also very excited for the first winner of this prize.
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.

We require a self-nomination process, meaning that prospective applicants will complete the application and nominate themselves. The author will only be able to submit one book for the nomination, and it can be of any genre and theme, self-published or released by a publisher in any year. There is no age or region eligibility required. The book nominated must be available for purchase in Nigeria
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 
  • January 1: ​Semi-finalists will be announced
  • January 15: Prize winner will be announced
  • February - May: Authors 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