Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) Prize for Literature 2025 (Call for Entries)

Nigeria LNG Limited is the proud sponsor of three of the biggest and most prestigious prizes in Africa for science, literature, and literary criticism: The Nigeria Prize for Science and The Nigeria Prize for Literature, each worth USD100,000 in award money, and The Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism with a N1 million cash reward.

Entries are invited for:

Title: Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited Prize for Literature 2025 (Focus: Prose Fiction)

Location: Nigeria

Description

• Entries are hereby invited for The Nigeria Prize for Literature. The yearly literature prize is sponsored by NLNG to honour the author of the best book by a Nigerian.
• The prize rotates among four literary genres - Prose Fiction, Poetry, Drama and Children’s Literature. This year, the competition is for Prose Fiction.
• The winner(s) would receive an award of USD 100,000.00

Panel of Judges

• A Panel of Judges has been appointed for The Nigeria Prize for Literature by the Advisory Board for Literature.
• The appointment of judges has been done to reflect the genre in competition for the year.
• Persons appointed as judges have wide experience, peer recognition, good public image and command respect nationally and internationally.

Submission Procedure

• All applicants must submit their entries accompanied by an application form obtainable online
• Completed forms must be printed and submitted along with the entries.
• Twelve (12) copies of entry and an e-copy of each entry, with evidence of Nigerian citizenship (photocopy of Nigerian passport or National Identity Card), may be submitted either by author or publisher. Books should be submitted to NLNG’s External Relations Division, promoters of the prize, by the stipulated deadline.
• No book published before 2022 will be accepted.
• An author will enter only one published work. Unpublished work will not be considered. No book previously submitted for this competition may be re-submitted at a later date, even if major revisions have been made or a new edition published. The prize will be awarded for no other reason than excellence.
• No member of the Advisory Board, Panel of Judges and members of their families can enter their work(s) for the award in the period in which they are serving and five (5) years thereafter. No entries will be accepted from staff of NLNG and their families.
• No entry submitted after the stipulated deadline will be accepted.
• Failure to meet all stated conditions above will lead to disqualification of the entry.

Announcement and Public Presentation of Winner

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

Application Closing Date
Wednesday, 2nd April 2025 midnight (GMT).

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their entries accompanied by the printed and filled application form to:
The Nigeria Prize for Literature Secretariat,
External Relations Division,
NLNG Corporate Head Office
NLNG Road, Eastern By-Pass,
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

The Nigeria Prize for Literature Secretariat,
External Relations Division,
NLNG Lagos Transit Office
38 Oduduwa Crescent, G.R.A
Ikeja, Lagos.

The Nigeria Prize for Literature Secretariat,
External Relations Division,
NLNG London Liaison Office
4th Floor, Heron House,
10 Dean Farrar Street,
London SW1H 0DX.

Click here to fill the application form online

Important Information and Notice

• The competition is exclusively for Nigerian writers, regardless of where they reside. Applicants must be willing to participate in the prize activities and public events, and media exposure opportunities, including interviews, media tours, and book readings.
• For further information, visit the Prizes’ website and NLNG website.