Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism 2025

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 Literary Criticism 2025

Location: Nigeria

Description

• Entries are hereby invited for The Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism. The yearly prize is sponsored by NLNG to honour the author of the best critical work.
• To encourage literary criticism, the Advisory Board of the Nigeria Prize for Literature will reward the author of the best critical work with the sum of USD 10,000.00.

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.
• All applicants must submit three (3) literary criticism works on Prose Fiction for the prize.
• No work published before 2021 will be accepted.
• The prize will be awarded for no other reason than excellence.

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 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.

Click here to fill the application form online

Note

• For further information, visit the Prizes’ website and NLNG website.
• Late entries will not be considered.