10 Word Story Submission Criteria

 

 

10 WORD STORY SUBMISSION CRITERIA

 

Background:
To honor the launch of our curated 2nd edition Calendar of Culture & Weekly Planner 2025, which celebrates the rich cultural traditions of the Top 10 African diaspora nations and includes a weekly planner for 2025; House of Nyabinghi have created the 10 Word Story initiative in support of Black History Month (BHM) UK's 2024 theme 'Reclaiming Narratives', and we invite the voices from across Black society to share their invisible stories. We have chosen '10' words only, as that correlates to the 10 African diaspora nations -  Brazil, Colombia, Dominica Republic, France, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, UK, USA and Venezuela - that House of Nyabinghi showcases in the listings for the Calendar of Culture & Weekly Planner 2025.

 

ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA:

Age Group:

From 10 years upwards

Participants:

While House of Nyabinghi welcomes submissions from everyone that is eligible to submit, we are eager to hear from the voices within Black society.

10 Word Story Components:

  1. Your 10 Word Story must be an original piece of work as the author / writer / submitter. Full responsilbility rests with you (the author / writer / submitter) that 100% copyright is owned by you, to use the submitted original piece of work. House of Nyabinghi shall bear no responsibility for checking the copyright of each submission.
  2. Your 10 Word Story must be based on one of House of Nyabinghi's five value pillars: Creativity, Heritage, Innovation, Love or Ubuntu.
  3. Your 10 Word Story must be 10 words only. Any more or less words will invalidate the submission.  
  4. Your 10 Word Story can be based on fact, fiction, fantasy, poetry or other. We encourage you to have fun with your wordplay and make your story compelling.

Submission Entry: 

Use only the official House of Nyabinghi 10 Word Story Submission Form to submit your entry. You may submit more than once however, please ensure you fill in the form fully for one story and press 'submit', before submitting another new entry.

Any form deemed to be using racist, sexist, xenophobic, ableist or homophopic language will automatically be disqualified.

Submission Deadline:

To keep the conversation flowing for everyone beyond Black History Month (UK), the submission deadline is 23:55hrs Tuesday 31 December 2024

Sifting Process:

House of Nyabinghi's panel will select our top 365 (x73 entries per each one of the five value pillars) 10 Word Story submissions to feature in our 3rd edition Calendar of Culture & Weekly Planner 2026. The sifting process will take place between 6 January 2025 and 28 February 2025.

  1. All eligible entries sifted above the 366th entry, will be notified via the email address provided on the submission entry form by no later than Thursday 14 March 2025. 
  2. All eligble entries sifted below the top 365 entries, will be notified via the email address provided on their submission form by no later than Monday 17 March 2025.

Prize / Recognition: 

  1. One entry per day will feature in the 3rd edition curated Calendar of Culture & Weekly Planner 2026, so that all 365 entries each get a day.
  2.  All 365 top entries plus some of the entries sifted below the top 365, will feature in a commissioned art piece to celebrate House of Nyabinghi's 10 Word Story (to be agreed at a later date).
  3. There is no cash prize alternative.

Rights of Content Copyright Usage:
House of Nyabinghi will request permission from you (the author / writer / submitter), the copyright holder in order to use, copy or change a part or whole copyright piece of work, for use internally or externally, e.g. across House of Nyabinghi's socia media channels.

For Other Enquiries:

You can contact us at information@houseofnyabinghi.com. 

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