Call for Submissions:
Anthology of Poems from East Africa
Deadline: 20 December 2012
The Beverley Nambozo Poetry Foundation is compiling poems from poets of East Africa for an anthology which will come out in 2013. This has been possible with the generous contribution of Prince Claus Fund.
Send up to a maximum of three original poems in English or in a local language with the English translation, from which one or two will be selected. The winners of the BN Poetry Award from 2009 to 2012, will have their winning poems published and they may submit another for consideration if they so please.
The theme is open and submissions will be accepted from 1st August 2012 to 20th December 2012 (Deadline has been extended). The copyright of these poems will belong to the poets. Payment will be made upon publication.
Send poems as Microsoft word attachments in Times New Roman size 12, include your name, email, phone contacts and nationality. Poets must be from Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, South Sudan or Uganda.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: bnpoetryaward@mail.com (and copy to nambozo@gmail.com)
Website: http://www.bnpoetryaward.co.ug/