Sunday, June 18, 2006
Rules
1.) This competition is going to be an annual competition open to any African living abroad.
2.) All works must be an original and unpublished short story. Each story shall center on the experience of Africans living abroad.
3.) The length of the work must be between 3000 and 5000 words.
4.) All entries must be in English and not submitted elsewhere until winners are announced.
5.) All entries must be typewritten and double-spaced on one side of 8.5 x 11 white paper. Manuscripts will not be returned, so keep your original.
6.) All candidates are allowed to submit one story only.
7.) A word document attachment of the same entry must be sent to editor@irokoproductions.com
8.) There will be a cash prize of $1000 for the winning author. Second place author will get $300 and third place author will get $100.
9.) All stories will be considered for publication in an anthology of new voices of Africa abroad.
10.) Iroko Productions LLC reserves the first serial rights to publish the stories worldwide. All rights return to the author on publication.
11.) Iroko Productions LLC also reserves the first right to option the stories for motion pictures production.
12.) Please send hard copy of your story to Iroko
Productions, LLC, P. O. Box 541, Lynn, MA, 01905
13.) Closing date for entry is September 30th, 2006. Entries received the day after will not be considered.
14.) Short-listed entries will be announced on November 30, 2006.
15.) Winning entry will be announced on December 24, 2006.
16.) Entries that fail to conform to the rules above will not be considered.
17.) Employees of Iroko Productions LLC, their immediate families, the judges and their immediate families are not eligible for this competition.
2.) All works must be an original and unpublished short story. Each story shall center on the experience of Africans living abroad.
3.) The length of the work must be between 3000 and 5000 words.
4.) All entries must be in English and not submitted elsewhere until winners are announced.
5.) All entries must be typewritten and double-spaced on one side of 8.5 x 11 white paper. Manuscripts will not be returned, so keep your original.
6.) All candidates are allowed to submit one story only.
7.) A word document attachment of the same entry must be sent to editor@irokoproductions.com
8.) There will be a cash prize of $1000 for the winning author. Second place author will get $300 and third place author will get $100.
9.) All stories will be considered for publication in an anthology of new voices of Africa abroad.
10.) Iroko Productions LLC reserves the first serial rights to publish the stories worldwide. All rights return to the author on publication.
11.) Iroko Productions LLC also reserves the first right to option the stories for motion pictures production.
12.) Please send hard copy of your story to Iroko
Productions, LLC, P. O. Box 541, Lynn, MA, 01905
13.) Closing date for entry is September 30th, 2006. Entries received the day after will not be considered.
14.) Short-listed entries will be announced on November 30, 2006.
15.) Winning entry will be announced on December 24, 2006.
16.) Entries that fail to conform to the rules above will not be considered.
17.) Employees of Iroko Productions LLC, their immediate families, the judges and their immediate families are not eligible for this competition.
# posted by Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo @ 10:14 AM 
