Name: AFREADA X Africa Writes Competition
Country: Nigeria
Word Count: 500
Entry Fee: Free
Prize: £100
Eligibility: Africans
Closing Date: June 18, 2017

AFREADA and Africa Writes wants to reward a flash fiction writer in Africa with £100. And this cash won’t go for naught, the writer must be able to create a compelling flash fiction that is based on Alain Mabanckou’s Tomorrow I’ll be Twenty.
You remember Alain MAbanckou?
He is a renowned writer birthed in Congo. His success in fiction and non-fiction writing has earned him a good feat in France. In 2010, he wrote Tomorrow I’ll be Twenty. This novel was later translated into English in 2013. Written from the point of view of Michael, a 10 year old child, the story starts with:
In this country, a boss should always be bald and have a big belly. My uncle isn’t bald, he hasn’t got a big belly, and you don’t realise, the first time you see him, that he is the actual boss of a big office in the centre of town…
Now, what AFREADA X Africa Writes Competition wants you to do is to start your story with opening lines of Tomorrow I’ll be Twenty. You just have to start where he started, weather you will turn right or left thereafter, that’s up to you. Just ensure you write from the perspective of a child who lives in Africa.
You sure you can do this? Fine, get your submission ready before June 18.
The winner will be announced at the Africa Writes opening R.A.P party on June 30, 2017.

Rules
· Your submission for AFREADA X Africa Writes Competition should start with the except from Tomorrow I’ll be Twenty
· Please send in a flash-fiction. This means your work should not exceed 500 words, plus the excerpt
· Entries should be attached as an MS word file and sent to editor@afreada.com
· In the subject line, type: AFREADA X Africa Writes Competition – Your Full Name
· Input your contact details, social media handles and a short bio (not more than 100 words) in the body of your mail
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