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DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 30 JANUARY 2026, 11:59 pm GMT

The 2026 Adinkra Poetry Prize invites poetry submissions from Ghanaians living in Ghana and North America that respond to or engage with the

Nyame Biribi Wo Soro Ma Mensa Nka Adinkra symbol

The 2026 Adinkra Poetry Prize invites poetry submissions from Ghanaians living in Ghana and North America that respond to or engage with the

Nyame Biribi Wo Soro Ma Mensa Nka Adinkra symbol

[Nyame Biribi wo soro ]

Symbol of home, dependence on God to answer a prayer, divine intervention on earth

Consider the following prompts for your poems:

Write about a moment when hope carried you through uncertainty.

Reflect on how faith or legacy has been passed down in your community.

Imagine the unseen possibilities that the heavens might hold for you.

Submissions are open to writers aged 18 and older who are Ghanaian citizens currently living in Ghana or North America.

Writers who have published a full length manuscript in any genre are not eligible.

Fee

50 GHC/$5

(Venmo or Mobile money)

Fee

50 GHC/$5

(Venmo or Mobile money)

Workshops

Virtual and in-person, led by judges

Workshops

Virtual and in-person, led by judges

Attendance

Attendance to workshops are not required but highly encouraged as many of our past winners attended a workshop.

Attendance

Attendance to workshops are not required but highly encouraged as many of our past winners attended a workshop.

1st place

5000 GHS

2nd place

2000 GHS

3rd place

1000 GHS

Finalists and winners will be announced in May 2026 and be invited for an award ceremony at the All African Women Poetry Festival. Finalists will be asked to submit audio recordings of poems for final judging.

Winner will submit a proposal in consideration for a 4 week residency at Watermill, NY and will receive email updates on this in June 2026.

The committee holds the right to not select winners based on the quality of submissions.

The prize is supported by the University of Rhode Island, Adinkra Projects, Center for Humanities (University of New Hampshire) and the Mellon Mays Foundation. This year we are collaborating with Tuniq Africa LGB.

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