GET READY TO APPLY: Evaristo Prize for African Poetry 2026 (USD 1,500 for ten poems)
African Poetry Book Fund, Brown University
Apply on their own site: https://africanpoetrybf.brown.edu/contest-prizes/evaristo-prize-for-african-poetry/
This checklist: https://qualifyafrica.com/o/evaristo-prize-for-african-poetry-2026
Built only from what the listing states. Lines marked (our advice) are ours.
A short application, by our reading.

1. CHECK YOURSELF AGAINST WHAT THEY ASK
[ ] you are a poet in English (translations welcome) with no full-length poetry book published; chapbooks and self-published books are fine

2. WHAT TO GET READY
The listing does not say what it needs. When you open their page, write down everything it asks for before you start.

3. DATES
- Closes 1 November 2026, in 10 days.
- Aim to send it by 29 October 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. (our advice)

A job never asks you to pay to apply. A listing that charges shows the fee above, and it is paid only to the organisation. If anyone asks for money any other way, stop, and tell us: hello@qualifyafrica.com