Overview

The Golden Baobab Prize is an African literary award established in July 2008 to encourage the writing of African literature for children and young adults.

Our dream in ten years is to see bookstores all over the world overflowing with beautifully- written and illustrated African books for children and young adults. Join us in making this a reality, find out how.

Golden Baobab Prize at a Glance:

  • African literary award established to inspire the creation of the best kinds of African stories that children and young adults all over the world will love.
  • Invites entries of unpublished short stories written by African citizens irrespective of age, race or geographical location.
  • Supported by The Global Fund for Children and the African Library Project. Founding support provided by Bryn Mawr College.
  • Run by passionate team of volunteer from all over the world.
  • Non-profit initiative registered in Ghana.
  • Co-founders: Ghanaian, Deborah Ahenkorah & Senegalese-born, Rama Shagaya.
 

Donate

The Golden Baobab Prize is entirely funded by donations from individuals and organizations. We welcome and appreciate your financial support. If interested please:

Email: info@goldenbaobab.org
Subject: Donating to the GBP

Publishers Notice

Publishers interested in the Golden Baobab Prize's shortlisted and top stories should please:

Email: info@goldenbaobab.org
Subject: Publishing GBP Stories

Contact Information

General: info@goldenbaobab.org
Submissions: submit@goldenbaobab.org

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