The Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) is thrilled to announce that submissions for the eighth annual Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology are now open until 30 March 2018! This award and anthology are made possible through ongoing support...

Babishai Niwe Poetry Award was founded by Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva, in 2008 as a prize for Ugandan women poets. It started out as a prize for the Ugandan women poets but this year, submissions where open to the entire continent. Shortlisted...