The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has issued a call for submissions for the Guyana Prize for Literature 2024.
According to an advertisement issued by the Ministry, the Prize will be open to the categories of Poetry, Fiction, Non-fiction, and Drama. Additional categories include Best First Book of Fiction and Best First Book of Poetry. There is also a Youth category for Poetry and Short Story.
According to the Ministry’s advertisement, the Prizes or Awards will be for 1st prize – $1 million Dollars; 2nd prize – $500,000 and 3rd prize – $250,000. Best first book will earn $600,000; there will be a publication award valued at $400,000. In the Youth category, the prizes to be won include 1st prize – $150,000, 2nd prize – $100,000 and 3rd prize $50,000.
