The Crossings

Any excellently written book by an African in any genre may qualify for this award.

The book to be submitted must have been published within two years preceding the year of the prize being sought for but not during the year of the prize being sought for.  

Nine copies of each eligible book should be submitted by the Publisher. Books can only be submitted by Publishers.

Only published works are eligible and can only be submitted in its published form.

For a book to be eligible, it must be written either in English or French.

The publisher must not submit more than three titles. This could be from either the same author or different authors.

The Publisher may submit either paperback or hard cover along with author's photo and resume.

Only African authors living in any part of the world are eligible for this prize. By African authors, we mean authors from African countries. We are adopting for the purpose of this prize, the geographical description of African countries and their boundaries. In other words, only citizens of African countries are considered eligible for this prize.

Books published anywhere in the world may qualify for this award provided that they are written by Africans.

Books that have won other awards are not eligible for this prize.

Books that have been short listed for other awards may be submitted for this prize.

The Foundation will begin to receive entries from August preceding the year of the next award. All entries must be received at The Lumina secretariat, before October 24, 2009.

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