NLNG Prize for Literature 2025 | Up to $100,000 for Grab

The Nigeria Prize for Literature is open for entries.

The prize rotates yearly among Prose Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Children’s Literature. This year, the focus is Prose Fiction.

Prize Award

• USD 100,000 for the best book by a Nigerian author.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Be Nigerian citizens and provide a photocopy of a Nigerian passport or National Identity Card.
• Submit one published book (unpublished works are not accepted).
• Ensure the book was published in 2022 or later.
• Not submit books previously entered for the competition, even if revised or republished.
• Not be members of the Advisory Board, Panel of Judges, or NLNG staff and their families.

Submission Process

• Obtain the application form from The Nigeria Prizes Website.
• Print and submit the form with twelve hard copies and one e-copy of the book.
• Send entries to one of the following locations:
  Nigeria Prize for Literature Secretariat
  External Relations Division
  NLNG Corporate Head Office
  NLNG Road, Eastern By-Pass
  Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

  NLNG Lagos Liaison Office
  15B, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos

  NLNG London Office
  29 Queen Anne’s Gate
  London, SW1H 9BU, UK

• Submit before midnight GMT on Wednesday, 2nd April 2025.
• Late entries will not be accepted.

Judges

• Dr. Saheedat Bola Aliyu (Chairperson)
• Professor Mbanefo Ogene (Member)
• Olakunle Kasumu (Member)
• Dr. Grace Musila (International Consultant)

Announcement and Presentation

• The winner(s) will be announced and presented in October 2025.

Advisory Board

• Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, FNAL, FLFN (Chairman)
• Emeritus Professor Olu Obafemi, FNAL, NNOM (Member)
• Professor Ahmed Yerima, FNAL, FSONTA (Member)

For more details, visit The Nigeria Prize for Literature Call for Entry.