Caxito - Twenty-one works from different literary genres are competing in Bengo Province for the Ngandu Literary Prize, the winner of which will be announced on 5 March.
In this second edition of the prize, the competition is looking for unpublished works by writers from the region.
The registration process, which opened on 15 November 2023, ended on Monday (15) with the record of 21 works from different genres, which will be analysed at this stage by the judging panel.
The winning work will be published in a book form and presented in April as part of the Bengo provincial festivities.
The winner will receive 500,000 Kwanzas and will have their work published in a book with 300 copies.
According to the member of the organising committee, Sadrac António, in this second edition the number of contestants has increased from the previous which is from five to 21.
The first edition of the Ngandu Literary Prize took place in 2021/2022 and was won by Domingos Mignaldo with his work "Coléricus". CJ/IF/MRA/DOJ
