Writivism Short Story Prize

The Writivism Short Story Prize and Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction are a pair of annual literary awards for work by emerging writers living in Africa. The Writivism Short Story Prize, for short fiction, was established in 2013. The Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction was established in 2016.[1]

In 2016, the Koffi Addo Writivism Prize for Creative Nonfiction was established, organised by the Center for African Cultural Excellence (CACE). In its first year the Koffi Addo Prize was only open to Ghanaians, but in subsequent years it was open to any writer from the African continent.[2]

  1. ^ Jennifer Malec, 2019 Writivism Short Story Prize and Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Non-fiction shortlists announced, Johannesburg Review of Books, May 20, 2019. Accessed December 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Otosirieze Obi-Young, The 2017 Writivism Kofi Addo Prize for Nonfiction Goes to South Africa’s Charles King, Brittle Paper, August 23, 2017. Accessed December 5, 2020.