Novelist A. Igoni Barrett to Return as Judge
MINNESOTA, USA: April 19, 2019—Graywolf Press has announced that the submission period for the second Graywolf Press Africa Prize will run from May 1-31, 2019.
The prize will be awarded for a first novel manuscript by an African author who primarily resides in Africa and will again be judged by A. Igoni Barrett, author of the acclaimed novel Blackass, in conjunction with the Graywolf editors. Submissions must be full-length, previously unpublished novel manuscripts, either originally written in English or a complete English translation. The winning manuscript will receive a $12,000 advance and publication by Graywolf Press, which will include a dedicated effort to making the book available in major markets in African countries. The winning manuscript will also be published in Italy by 66thand2nd, in partnership with Graywolf Press.
Submission will be accepted the Graywolf submittable page. For instructions on using Submittable click here, and if you have questions or difficulty using the site, please email africaprize@graywolfpress.org for assistance. Graywolf Press is always looking for work that is distinctive, artistically singular, and of a high literary quality.
For this prize, the Graywolf editors are seeking novels that are engaged with the current moment and that approach contemporary issues with innovative prose and fresh perspectives. The winning author will be published alongside exemplary African writers on the Graywolf list such as Wayétu Moore (She Would Be King, 2018), Tsitsi Dangarembga (This Mournable Body, 2018), Binyavanga Wainaina (One Day I Will Write About This Place, 2012), Nuruddin Farah (Sweet and Sour Milk, 2006), Anouar Benmalek (The Lovers of Algeria, 2004), and A. Igoni Barrett (Love Is Power, or Something Like That, 2013 and Blackass, 2016).
A. Igoni Barrett is the author of a story collection, Love Is Power, or Something Like That and a novel, Blackass. Barrett is the recipient of a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship, a Norman Mailer Center Fellowship, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency. He lives in Nigeria.
Graywolf Press is an award-winning independent publisher committed to the discovery and energetic publication of contemporary American and international literature. Founded in 1974, the press is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota (www.graywolfpress.org).
