Invitations African Publishers To Apply …
Artistic Africa Nexus (CANEX), an intervention by African Export–Import Financial institution (Afreximbank), invitations African publishers of commerce books to use for the second version of the CANEX E book Manufacturing unit Prize for Publishing in Africa. The deadline to submit is thirtieth April, 2025.
The prize is open to commerce books revealed by Africa-domiciled publishers within the yr previous the prize, in a number of of the official languages of the African Union: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, and every other African language. The whole prize fund is $28,000, with $20,000 awarded to the winner and $2,000 distributed to every of the 4 finalists.
The CANEX E book Manufacturing unit Prize for Publishing in Africa is designed to have fun and recognise the excellent contributions of African publishers and authors to the literary world. The initiative, developed in partnership with Narrative Panorama Press Restricted, underscores the dedication of Afreximbank by way of the CANEX E book Manufacturing unit to showcasing of the literary and publishing worth chain in Africa, and growing literary expertise throughout the continent and its diaspora. The inaugural version noticed Cassava Republic Press win the Prize in 2024 for Feminine Worry Manufacturing unit: Unveiling Patriarchy’s Tradition of Violence, by Pumla Dineo Gqola.
In a press launch, Dr. Eghosa Imasuen, co-founder of Narrative Panorama Press Restricted and Programme Supervisor for the CANEX E book Manufacturing unit, mentioned, “The primary version of the Prize tremendously underscored the need of this intervention within the publishing worth chain in Africa. We’re grateful to Afreximbank and CANEX for his or her ongoing assist of African publishing. We’re excited to launch this second version, and we hope to see submissions from extra publishers throughout the continent than within the inaugural version.”
To qualify for the CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa, books should be initially revealed by African publishers located in Africa. The publication date ought to fall inside the eligibility window of the previous calendar yr, commencing on 1st January and concluding on thirty first December.
Publishers might submit 4 (4) commerce books for the prize, outlined as books supposed for a common viewers and broadly accessible by way of libraries and bookstores. These embody fiction, non-fiction, and poetry in each hardcover and paperback codecs. Textbooks, educational books, and coffee-table books for area of interest readerships are excluded.
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