GET READY TO APPLY: Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry
African Poetry Book Fund (Brown University)
Apply on their own site: https://africanpoetrybf.brown.edu/contest-prizes/sillerman-first-book-prize-for-african-poetry/
This checklist: https://qualifyafrica.com/o/sillerman-first-book-prize-for-african-poetry
Built only from what the listing states. Lines marked (our advice) are ours.
A long application, by our reading.

1. CHECK YOURSELF AGAINST WHAT THEY ASK
[ ] An African writer (born in Africa, national or resident of an African country, or with African parents) who has not published a book-length poetry collection, writing in English, with a manuscript of at least 50 pages

2. WHAT TO GET READY
An online form; it names no documents. Some forms do not save as you go, so set aside time to do it in one sitting.
In their words: "Electronic submission only through Submittable, linked from the page."

3. DATES
- Closes 1 December 2026, in 40 days.
- Aim to send it by 28 November 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. (our advice)

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