Submission Form for the Andrée Blouin Prize 2025

The Andrée Blouin Prize supports African women (both cis and transgender) who write about history, politics, or current affairs from a left perspective. The prize foregrounds voices of colour but is open to all women living on the African continent. The winner of the Andrée Blouin Prize will receive an advance of $2,000 and a publishing contract with Inkani Books.This application form is the only way to enter the prize and submissions will close at midnight SAST 30 April 2025. Late submissions will not be accepted. Submissions that do not comply with the T’s & C’s will not be read.

Please take note of the following terms and conditions:

1. Any female African citizen based on the African continent who is over the age of 18 may enter. 
2. Writers may only submit ONE entry. Repeat entries by the same writer will all be disqualified.
3. Submissions must be a maximum of 50,000 words or 150 pages in length.
4. Manuscripts must be submitted in English. While you are free to incorporate other languages into your manuscript, it must be understood fully by its English content.
5. Simultaneous submissions are not welcome. Any manuscript entered or published elsewhere during the course of judging and publication will be disqualified. The manuscript must not have been previously published (traditionally or self-published) as a book in any format.
6. To facilitate easy reading and judging, please format your submissions according to the format stipulated here: https://inkanibooks.co.za/prizes/.
7. The judges’ decision is final.
8. Inkani Books reserves the right not to issue the prize in a given year if there are no satisfactory entries.
9. By submitting a manuscript the author attests that it is their own original work and grants exclusive global print and digital rights to Tricontinental Pan-Africa and the African Union of Left Publishers from the date of signing their contract. The author attests that their manuscript was not created using the help of generative AI.
10. We will add you to our mailing list to provide updates about the prize including the longlist and winner.