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Home»Search by Region»Africa»Abena Korantemaa Oral History Prize 2024 for Ghanaians

Abena Korantemaa Oral History Prize 2024 for Ghanaians

Jude OgarAugust 29, 20242 Mins Read
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Deadline: September 6, 2024

Applications are open for the Abena Korantemaa Oral History Prize 2024, an annual prize for Oral History narrated by a woman who is 65 years or older. The Abena Korantemaa Oral History Prize was established in honour of Abena Korantemaa by her family and is sponsored by MAKEDA PR with media support from Multimedia.

The prize is set up to encourage younger Ghanaians to document history and contribute to its preservation. The prize also seeks to encourage the production of creative non-fiction from Ghana. To enter the competition, you should make a voice recording of a piece of oral history told by a woman who is 65 years or older (not yourself) and send it to Writers Project of Ghana.

Prize

  • The first prize is GHC 3,500. The prizes will be awarded in October 2024, during this year’s Pa Gya! Literary Festival.

Eligibility

  • The narrator must be an African woman who is resident in Ghana, and is at least 65 years old. Proof will be required by means of identification issued by authority (example: passport, national ID card, etc).
  • The recorder/prize entrant must be an African resident in Ghana and be 18 years or older at the time of submission.

Application

  • To enter the competition, send a 15- to 25- minute recording of an oral history narration.
  • The storyteller or narrator should be the woman who must be at least 65 years old (and must not be you).
  • The recording may be done using a voice recorder, a mobile phone, a computer, or other recording device.
  • The story may be in English or a Ghanaian language.
  • Make sure that the recording is clear and audible.
  • Send the recording (audio file) to the Writers Project of Ghana WhatsApp number 0267668890, or via email to [email protected]
  • Multiple submissions are allowed.

Answer the following and add to your submission:

  • Name of recorder/ prize entrant.
  • Email address.
  • Telephone number.
  • Town/ City and Region.
  • Name of narrator.
  • Age of narrator.
  • The language of the story/ narration.
  • What the story/ narration is about?
  • Why you think people should hear this story?

For more information, visit Abena Korantemaa Oral History Prize.

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Jude Ogar is an educator and youth development practitioner with years of experience working in the education and youth development space. He is passionate about the development of youth in Africa.

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