The Sarraounia Prize for Young Adult Fiction calls for entries in English, French or Hausa.
The Sarraounia Prize for Young Adult Fiction is a new prize organized by the Abdou Moumouni University in Niger, in conjunction with Senegalese publishing house, Amalion.
It is aimed at ensuring there is enough reading materials for young African adults and to promote literature to help them better understand their world.
The award is named after the political and religious leaders of the Azna subgroup of the Hausa referred to as the Sarraounia, which is the Hausa word for a female chief.
The Sarraounia Prize will be awarded to unpublished young adult fiction, and the winner will be awarded a prize money of 1,000 euros.