{"id":7743,"date":"2025-03-31T06:39:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T06:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thethirdspace.com.ng\/?p=7743"},"modified":"2025-04-01T17:42:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:42:41","slug":"call-for-entries-the-bashir-tofa-hausa-short-story-prize-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thethirdspace.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/03\/31\/call-for-entries-the-bashir-tofa-hausa-short-story-prize-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"CALL FOR ENTRIES: THE BASHIR TOFA HAUSA SHORT STORY  PRIZE 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kano Book Club, in collaboration with The Third Space, is pleased to announce the call for entries for the <\/span><b>Bashir Tofa Prize<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an initiative aimed at advancing Hausa culture and literary tradition. Our aim is to help push new grounds in Hausa writing and literary production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Named after <\/span><b>Bashir Othman Tofa (1947\u20132022)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014a statesman, writer, and advocate for the Hausa language\u2014the prize seeks to celebrate and reward exceptional short stories written in Hausa, ensuring that the language, culture and its heritage continue to thrive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7744 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thethirdspace.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Brown-Content-Writing-Workshop-Announcement-Instagram-Post-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thethirdspace.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Brown-Content-Writing-Workshop-Announcement-Instagram-Post-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thethirdspace.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Brown-Content-Writing-Workshop-Announcement-Instagram-Post-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thethirdspace.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Brown-Content-Writing-Workshop-Announcement-Instagram-Post-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thethirdspace.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Brown-Content-Writing-Workshop-Announcement-Instagram-Post-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thethirdspace.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Brown-Content-Writing-Workshop-Announcement-Instagram-Post-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thethirdspace.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Brown-Content-Writing-Workshop-Announcement-Instagram-Post.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Submission Window:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \ud83d\udcc5 <\/span><b>Opens:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> April 1, 2025<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \ud83d\udcc5 <\/span><b>Closes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> May 15, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Prize includes:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: 150,000 Naira only<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Runner Up: 100,000 Naira only<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second runner Up: 50,000 Naira only<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Possibility of collating the top ten remarkable entries into an anthology of Hausa fiction<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Eligibility:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open to writers 18 and above<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open to writers able to craft stories in Hausa<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Guidelines:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stories must be Fiction<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stories must be between 2000 &#8211; 3000 words on any theme<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All stories must be written in Hausa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We accept Hausa translations of original and unpublished English stories<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Font size 12,\u00a0 EB Garamond<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Double line spacing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work must be original and not previously published\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Submission Guidelines:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit work as a Word document attachment to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:thethirdspace2024@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thethirdspace2024@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Name the document in this way: BTP_Story Title_Date eg: BTP_Mutumin Kirki_01-04-2025<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Include word count on the first page of the document<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not include your name anywhere on the document.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The subject of the mail should read: BTP Entry\/Story Title\/Date\/Name eg: BTP Entry\/Mutumin Kirki\/01-04-2025\/Usman Balarabe<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the body of the mail, include your name, contact details, and a brief bio in third person (100 words)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work originally written in English is acceptable, provided it is your own work. Indicate in the body of the email if the entry is translated. Provide the name and details of the Hausa translator. This can be you or another person else.\u00a0 Also, attach a Word document containing the English version of the story<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please indicate immediately if it is shortlisted or announced as winning story elsewhere<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The prize will be announced and awarded in Kano between<\/span><b> July and August 2025<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the legacy of Hausa literature while gaining well-deserved recognition. We encourage all writers and storytellers passionate about the Hausa language and literature to submit their works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more details and inquiries, contact The Third Space across all social media handles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thethirdspace.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/03\/31\/sanrawar-shiga-gasa-gasar-gajerun-labaran-hausa-ta-bashir-tofa-2025\/\">READ ME IN HAUSA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kano Book Club, in collaboration with The Third Space, is pleased to announce the call for entries for the Bashir Tofa Prize, an initiative aimed at advancing Hausa culture and literary tradition. Our aim is to help push new grounds in Hausa writing and literary production. 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