Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry

ちちかや・う・たむししょう

An international literary award for African poetry. Established in 1989 to recognize poets and poetic works with innovative and high artistic merit.

PoetryAfrican literatureInternational literary award

創設年: 1989
主催: Assilah city's Forum (Assilah Forum, Morocco)
カテゴリー: 詩・現代詩
選考方式: Recommendation
受賞対象: プロ
開催頻度: Irregular (primarily awarded during the Assilah International Cultural Festival period, approximately every few years)
発表時期: 8月頃
賞のステータス: 活動中

説明

The Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry is named after the Congolese writer Tchicaya U Tam'si and was established in 1989 by the forum in Assilah, Morocco. It honors poetic works and poets' achievements with innovative and high artistic value, and is usually awarded in August during the Assilah International Cultural Moussem (festival). According to the article, the prize money is US$10,000, and the last award was in 2018 (as of the time of this article).

賞品

主賞品: Cash prize (US$10,000) and honorary commendation (awarded at the Assilah International Cultural Festival)
賞金: 10,000 USD

Commendation at the award ceremony (Assilah International Cultural Festival)
International recognition and honor

選考情報

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段階	審査員	通過率	発表
Selection (Screening Committee)	Screening committee appointed by Assilah city's Forum. Example: The chair in 2014 was Alioune Badara Beye	—	Announced at the award ceremony of the Assilah International Cultural Festival (moussem) (usually August)