AFREXIMBANK has unveiled the CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa to additional enhance the continent's literary scene.
The initiative, a partnership between the CANEX Guide Manufacturing unit and Narrative Panorama Press Restricted, can even enhance Africa's e-book worth chain.
The CANEX program launched in 2020 is a part of Afreximbank's technique to harness the potential of Africa's inventive and cultural industries for growth and employment.
The CANEX Guide Manufacturing unit, a key program part, seeks to domesticate a vibrant literary tradition throughout Africa by varied initiatives, together with the just lately introduced Publishing Prize.
The CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa will culminate in an awards ceremony on the CANEX WKND in Algiers, Algeria, from October 16 to 19, 2024.
The prize features a $20,000 award to the writer of one of the best commerce e-book, which incorporates fiction, nonfiction and poetry however excludes textbooks and educational books.
As well as, 4 finalists will obtain $2,000 every.
Entries for the CANEX Prize are judged on the standard of writing, enhancing and manufacturing.
Desire will probably be given to books printed and produced in Africa and books revealed previously two years in indigenous African languages.
The broader mission of the CANEX program contains supporting the inventive and cultural economic system by varied sectors resembling trend, music, movie, artwork, literature, gastronomy and sports activities. By deploying monetary and non-financial devices, CANEX goals to advertise and increase these industries inside Africa and its diaspora.
Publishers can submit their works for the inaugural CANEX Prize by way of the CANEX web site: https://canex.africa/canex-book-factory.
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