Wadadli Pen Returns After A Year Hiatus With A Bigger Challenge

New sub-themes include Imagine a Future – an opportunity for a writer to create a climate change themed dystopia or futopia depending on which way the creative winds blow; the Wa’omani Prize exclusively for Barbudans; and a comic-strip art challenge. The age categories have also been re-set to 6 and younger, 7 to 12, 13 to 17, and 18 to 35. Launch announcement in this press release (WADADLI PEN LAUNCH RELEASE 2020). A submission form (2020 WADADLI YOUTH PEN PRIZE SUBMISSION FORM) is required. Full submission guidelines at Wadadli Pen 2020.

This photo shows 2006 Wadadli Pen finalists includes Verdanci Benta, Rosalie Richards, Blair Rose, prolific self-published author Rilys Adams, and former independent online newspaper publisher and editor Angelica O’Donoghue.

Wadadli Pen continues to create opportunities for writers and artists in Antigua and Barbuda, nurturing and showcasing the arts since 2004.

To contribute prizes so that we can reward all this effort, contact us at wadadlipen@gmail.com

As with all content on Wadadli Pen, except otherwise noted, this is written by Joanne C. Hillhouse (author of The Boy from Willow Bend, Dancing Nude in the Moonlight, Musical Youth, With Grace, Lost! A Caribbean Sea Adventure/Perdida! Una Aventura en el Mar Caribe, and Oh Gad!). All Rights Reserved. If you enjoyed it, check out my page on WordPress, and/or Facebook, and help spread the word about Wadadli Pen and my books. You can also subscribe to the site to keep up with future updates. Thanks.