By Stacy Nyathi
The annual Intwasa short story competition is now open with a winner’s prize of USD$200.00 or ZWL equivalent up for grabs.
The competition is open to all Zimbabweans and emphasis is that work should be original and previously unpublished. However, unlike previous years, this year’s competition has no theme attached to it.
The Intwasa Arts Festival Administrator, Runyararo Mutandi, said:
“The number of submissions for the competition last year was low, as many writers felt that a theme tends to limit their creativity. We therefore decided to revert to the original format of the competition which was no-theme.”
A person is only permitted to submit one story with a maximum of 3000 words, written in English. The deadline for submission is 30 June 2020.
Mutandi said the criteria for judgment will be based on originality, creativity, word power, good story telling skills and interesting Zimbabwean stories.
The shortlisted candidates will be personally notified and the winner will be announced in September 2020. All interested candidates should submit a cover page that has the following information: name, physical address, email address, and telephone number.
The Intwasa short story competition continues to nurture and encourage creative story writing in Zimbabwe. It was pioneered in 2004, and ran every year until 2015 to 2018 when it halted due to financial constraints then resumed in 2019.
For more information visit the Intwasa website or email info.intwasa@gmail.com or visit the Intwasa Arts Festival offices Studio 10 at the National Art Gallery in Bulawayo.
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