Q: What if I am not an African citizen but have lived in Africa for a long time?

You must be an African citizen to be considered for the Golden Baobab Prize because one of our goals is to encourage the next generation of African writers. All winning entrants will be asked to submit a photocopy of their state passport (or comparable document) to confirm their citizenship.


Q: What will the judges be looking out for?

The Golden Baobab Prize is looking for stories that will be loved by children and young adults all over the world. A winning story is one that immediately stands out and is imaginative, refreshing and well written.


Q: The GBP states that all "entries must be the unaided work of the entrant." Does this mean we cannot ask someone to check the grammar, punctuation or give us their opinion about the story?

The entrant must be the one who wrote the story fully. That is, you cannot submit a story written by someone else. But once your story is written you can by all means ask someone to read it and assist with edits.

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