{"id":12971,"date":"2023-04-05T09:47:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T14:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/?page_id=12971"},"modified":"2023-05-30T11:47:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T16:47:20","slug":"littafrica-2023-writing-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/es\/littafrica-2023-writing-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Concurso de escritura LittAfrica 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12971\" class=\"elementor elementor-12971\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-169b2484 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"169b2484\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51bb7a33\" data-id=\"51bb7a33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81f869a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81f869a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Concurso de escritura LittAfrica 2023<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b69760 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b69760\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5ea548\" data-id=\"d5ea548\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6948cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6948cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"92\" src=\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/letter-of-hope.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12972\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/letter-of-hope.png 728w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/letter-of-hope-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/letter-of-hope-600x76.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf5b1bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf5b1bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a2ec08\" data-id=\"4a2ec08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ff149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32ff149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Writing Contest Guidelines<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are between the ages of 18 and 30, we invite you to <strong>write a letter to your generation<\/strong>. Ask yourself: <strong><em>\u2018<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>If I had a chance to write a letter imparting hope to all the young people in Africa what would I write?<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12973\" src=\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hope-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"212\" \/>You can address specific issues causing young Africans to lose hope, share your own or someone else\u2019s story, talk about something hopeful happening in your country, speak on a Scripture verse that imparts hope, or even write a blessing or poem for your letter readers. <\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Selected entries will be published in an anthology and two entry winners will receive a full scholarship to the LittAfrica Publishing Conference (5 to 9 November 2023).<\/strong><\/p><p>New! Every person submitting an entry will receive a free digital copy of the book, <i>African Writers: A Journey in Writing<\/i>, in which 11 Christian writers from 7 African nations tell how they began their journey in the ministry of the written word.<\/p><h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><u><\/u><strong>Contest Rules<\/strong><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Please read these carefully to ensure your entry qualifies.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Age and nationality: <\/strong>The contest is open to residents of African countries, between the ages of 18 and 30 (at 30 June, 2023).<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Original work only: <em>The submission must be your own writing<\/em> <\/strong>and not be previously published in print or online.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Language of Submission: <\/strong>Entries can be in either English or French.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Word limit:<\/strong> 800 total words or less. Entries exceeding this limit will be disqualified.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Submission of entry: <\/strong>Send your submission by email to <a href=\"mailto:mai-africa@littworld.org\">mai-africa@littworld.org<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please follow this format:<\/p><ol><li>Subject line: <strong><em>Letter of Hope Contest Entry<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>Initial information in body of email:<\/li><\/ol><ul><li>Your name and surname<\/li><li>Your date of birth<\/li><li>Your country of birth<\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Your country of residence (if different to country of birth)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">After this, include your Letter of Hope submission (800 words or less) in the email. <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><em>Please do not send the entry as an attachment.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Confirmation of entry:<\/strong> MAI-Africa will reply to the sending email address within 5 days to verify that we have received your submission. There will be no further engagement or interaction unless the entry is selected for the anthology.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Submissions close on Wednesday, 30 June, 2023 (midnight, East Africa Time).<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Criteria for judging:<\/strong>\u00a0 Contest judges will evaluate your submission on the impact and takeaway value for a reader in your generation. Creativity and the quality of your writing (such as clarity, vocabulary and style) will also be considered.<\/p><p><strong>Awards:<\/strong> The judges\u2019 decision will be final. Prizes are as follows:<\/p><ol><li>Selected winning entries will be published in the <strong><em>Letters of Hope <\/em><\/strong>anthology to be published by Step Publishing. The author of each selected entry will receive a copy of the printed book (*<em>see assignment of rights below<\/em>).<\/li><li>In addition, the authors of two of the winning entries (one English and one French entry) will be awarded a full scholarship to attend LittAfrica 2023, to be held in Lusaka, Zambia from 5 to 9 November 2023 (**<em>see additional criteria below)<\/em><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>*Assignment of rights: If your entry is selected for the anthology<\/strong>, you will be required to sign an agreement with Step Publishing allowing them to publish your letter and grant Step Publishing and MAI-Africa permission to share extracts of your letter on their social media platforms. You will also need to provide a photo, short biography and proof of your age (birth certificate or passport). There are no royalty payments or remuneration to authors.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>**Criteria for scholarship awardee:<\/strong> If the winner of the scholarship is unable to attend the conference in Zambia from 5 to 9 November 2023, a modest cash prize will be given to them in lieu of the scholarship. The full scholarship will then be granted to another writer whose letter was selected for the anthology.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The contest is not open to MAI staff, Board members and Trustees, or their immediate family members.<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Website-content-LittAfrica-2023_French-1.docx\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> to view these writing contest guidelines in French.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LittAfrica 2023 Writing Contest Writing Contest Guidelines \u00a0 If you are between the ages of 18 and 30, we invite you to write a letter to your generation. 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