Ìdíje Ìwé Kíkọ - Àtẹ́lẹwọ́

ÌDÍJE ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ FÚN Ẹ̀BÙN LÍTÍRÉSỌ̀ YORÙBÁ TI ỌDÚN OGÚN OGÚN ÀRÚN

ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ jẹ́ ẹgbẹ́ tí a dá sílẹ̀ ni ọjọ́ kiní oṣù kẹfà, ọdún 2017 gẹ́gẹ́ bi ojútùú láti kọjú oríṣiríṣi àwọn ìpèníjà tó n d’ojukọ èdè àti àṣà Yorùbá. Yàtọ̀ sí pé ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ èèyan ni kò mọ̀’kọ mọ̀’kà ní èdè abínibí wọn, ó tún ṣe ni láàánú pé àwọn ìwé lítírésọ̀ Yorùbá tó jọjú kò wọ́pọ̀ mọ́n. Eléyìí sì ń ṣe àkóbá fún ipa wa láti dásí àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ tó ń lọ lágbáyé pẹ̀lú òye abínibí wa.

Gẹ́gẹ́ bí àjọ tó dé láti yí ǹkan padà, ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ wá láti ṣe àtúntò àti ìgbélárugẹ èdè àti àṣà Yorùbá pẹ̀lú àwọn àfojúsùn wọ̀nyìí:

Láti pèṣè ibi tí àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ àti ọ̀dọ́ leé máa kópa pẹ̀lú oríṣiríṣi ẹ̀yà àṣà àti ìṣe Yorùbá látàrí ìdíje, ẹ̀kọ́, ìfọ̀rọ̀jomítoro ọ̀rọ̀ ati ṣíṣe ìpàdé déédé.

Láti ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ ibi tí a ti má ṣe àkọsílẹ̀ àti ìpamọ́ òye àṣà Yorùbá ìgbà àtẹ̀yìnwá àti láti máá lo ìmọ̀ ẹ̀rọ ìgbàlódé fún ìdàgbàsókè àṣà wa.

Tí ta àwọn èyàn jí sí ìfẹ́ lítíreṣọ̀ Yorùbá latàrí ṣiṣe ètò ìwé kíkà, jíjẹ kí ìwé lítíreṣọ̀ Yorùbá wà nlẹ̀ fún tità àti ṣíṣe àtẹ̀jade àwọn oǹkọ̀wé titun ní èdè Yorùbá.

Ní ìbámu pẹ̀lú àwọn àfojúsùn wa, ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ fi àsìkò yìí kéde Ìdíje Ẹ̀bun Ọdọọdún Fún Lítírésọ̀ Yorùbá. Ìdíje yìí wà fún gbogbo àwọn òǹkọ̀wé èdè Yorùbá ti wọn ò tí tẹ iṣẹ́ (ewì, eré oníṣe àti àròsọ) wọn jáde rí. Ìdíje yìí wà ni ọdún kejì rẹ̀.

A gbé Ìdíje yìí kalẹ̀ láti le kojú oríṣiríṣi ìpèníjà tó ń kojú ìwé kíkọ ní èdè Yorùbá bíi rírí àwọn atẹ̀wéjáde to mú’ṣẹ́ wọn lọkúnkúndùn, ìwé títà oun níní àwọn olùkàwé to ní ìfarajìn àti bẹ́ẹ̀ bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ. Ìdíje yìí tún gbèrò láti dá ògo àṣà lítírésọ̀ Yorùbá padà, eléyìí tí ọ̀pọ̀ èèyan ti ṣe sàdáńkatà fún jákèjádò àgbáyé tẹ́lẹ̀rí.

Ìlànà

Fún àwọn tí wọ́n bá nífẹ sí fífi iṣẹ́ wọn ráńṣẹ́ sí ìdíje ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́, wọ́n gbọdọ̀ tẹ̀lé àwọn ìlànà wọ̀yìí:

Gbogbo iṣẹ́ tí ẹ bá fẹ́ fi ránṣẹ́ gbọdọ̀ jẹ́ (a) EWÌ (b) ÀRÒSỌ (d) ERÉ ONÍṢE tàbí (e) AÁYAN ÒGBUFỌ̀.
Ìdíje yìí wà fún àwọn òǹkọ̀wé tí wọn kò bá tí ì tẹ ìwé náà jáde rí ní èdè Yorùbá. Eléyìí túmọ̀ sí pé gbogbo iṣẹ́ tí ẹ bá fi ránṣẹ kò gbọdọ̀ tíí wà ni títẹ̀jáde, yálà nínú ìwé ni o tàbí lóri ẹ̀rọ káyélujára.
Ìdíje yìí wà fún àwọn òǹkọ̀wé tí ọjọ́-orí wọn jẹ méjìdínlógún tàbí jù bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ.
Dandan ni kí àwọn ìwé ìfiranṣẹ náà wá pẹ̀lú àmì tó tọ́ lórí wọn. Fún ìraǹlọ́wọ́ ẹ wo ibí àti ibí.
Òǹkọ̀wé kan, iṣẹ́ kan.
Òǹkà ojú ìwé ìfirańṣẹ́ náà gbọ́dọ̀ wà láàrin àádọ́ta sí ọgọ́rùn-ún tàbí jù bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ. Iṣẹ́ náà gbọdọ̀ wà ni inú ẹ̀dà Microsoft Word, ojú ọ̀rọ̀ 12, alálàfo kanṣoṣo.
Fún aáyan ògbufọ̀, ẹ le túmọ̀ ìwé Yorùbá sí èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sí, ẹ sì tún le túmọ̀ àwọn èdè mìíràn sí èdè Yorùbá, ṣùgbọn a fẹ́ràn jù pé kí ẹ túmọ̀ sí èdè Yorùbá. Gbogbo iṣẹ́ tí ẹ bá fẹ́ túmọ̀ sí èdè Yorùbá tàbí iṣẹ́ Yorùbá tí ẹ bá fẹ́ túmọ̀ si èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì gbọdọ̀ jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ti wa ni àmúlò àwùjọ tàbí kí ẹ ríi dájú pé ẹ gba àṣẹ láti ọwọ́ òǹkọ̀wé tàbí àtẹ̀wétà tó tẹ ìwé náà. Ẹ̀rì yìí gbọdọ wà lára ìfiṣọwọ́ yín.
Àwọn olùdíje-gbégbá orókè tẹ̀lẹ̀rí nínú ìdíje yìí kò ní àǹfàní láti fi iṣẹ́ wọn ráńṣẹ́ sí wa. Àwọn wọ̀nyìí ni orúkọ wọn wà ní’sàlẹ̀ yìí láti ọdun 2021 títí di àkokò yìí.
Ẹ wo línkì yìí láti fi iṣẹ́ yín ránṣẹ́ sí wa. Ẹnikẹ́ni kò gbọdọ̀ fi iṣẹ́ rẹ̀ ṣọwọ́ sí méélì wa.

Àtẹ́lẹwọ́ ní àṣẹ láti má ka ìfiránṣẹ́ tí kò bá tẹ́lẹ̀ àwọn ìlànà òkè yìí. A sì ní àṣẹ láti wọ́gi le ìfiránṣẹ́ náà.

Gbèǹdeke

A kò ni ka iṣẹ́ ti ó bá wọ’le lẹ́yìn Ọgbọ̀n Ọjọ́, Oṣù Kọkànlá, Ọdún Ogún Ogún Ẹ̀rin.

Àwọn Olùdájọ́

Ó ń bọ̀ lọ́nà

Ẹ̀bùn

A ó ṣí’ṣọ lójú eégún olùdíje kan ṣoṣo tó gbégbá orókè. Olùdíje yìí yóò jẹ ẹ̀bùn Ẹgbẹ̀lẹ́gbẹ̀ Kan Náírà (N1,000,000) àti àǹfàní láti tẹ ìwé náà jáde bí ọ̀nà rẹ̀ bá yọ.

Ìwádìí

Fún ìwádìí, ìrànlọ́wọ́ àti ìbáṣepọ̀, ẹ kàn sí egbeatelewo@gmail.com.

ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ PRIZE FOR YORÙBÁ LITERATURE 2025

ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ Cultural Initiative was founded on the 1st of June, 2017 as a response to the many challenges and threats facing the preservation and survival of the Yorùbá culture and language. Apart from the fact that most people nowadays cannot even read in their indigenous African languages, there is also a greater concern as regards the waning presence of quality literature materials in these languages. And this has no doubt impeded our ability to sufficiently and originally contribute to global discussions and solutions.

As a course changing initiative, ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ is dedicated to the reviving and repositioning of the Yorùbá culture with the mission to:

Provide a platform for stoking interest and generating fulfilling engagements with the dynamics of the Yorùbá culture through competitions, lectures, dialogues and regular meetups.
Provide a platform for the documentation and preservation of Yorùbá ancient knowledge, culture and language in keeping pace with technological advancement.
Rekindle people’s interest in Yorùbá literature by organising readings, making Yorùbá literature available for purchase and publishing new voices in the Yorùbá Language.

In line with our goals and objectives, ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ has hereby announces the 3rd edition of annual “ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ PRIZE FOR YORÙBÁ LITERATURE.” The competition is open to previously unpublished works in Yorùbá language.

The ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ PRIZE FOR YORÙBÁ LITERATURE is instituted to address some of the problems–committed publishers, distribution, cultivating invested readerships, etc.–that creative writing in Yorùbá faces. The ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ PRIZE FOR YORÙBÁ LITERATURE intends to rejuvenate the more than the century old, vibrant, universally praised, and unquestionably rich Yorùbá literary culture.

Guidelines

Those interested in submitting for this prize must adhere to the following guidelines:

Each work submitted must be a. POETRY b. PROSE c. DRAMA or d. TRANSLATION
The prize is only open to writers who haven’t published the novel, play, or book length collection of poems written in Yorùbá as at the time of this prize. This means that submitted works must not have been previously published anywhere, whether in physical book format, social media platforms or any digital book platform.
Writers interested in submitting for the prize must be at least of 18 years of age.
All entries must be properly tone-marked with correct diacritics. See here and here for suggestions of tools and apps to help you.
One writer. One Work. One Entry.
Writers are required to send in their manuscripts–around 50 to 100 pages or more (1.0 spacing, font size 12)– in a Microsoft Word document format ONLY.
For Translation works, you can either translate Yorùbá books into English language, or you can translate other languages into Yorùbá language, but we encourage you to translate into Yorùbá language. All the works you will be translating MUST be in the public domain in line with the copyright laws of Nigeria and if they are not, you must get express permission from the author or publisher of said work. Evidence of this should be attached to your submission.
Previous winners are not eligible to submit entries. By previous winners, we mean anyone whose name appears on the various shortlists below from 2021 till date.
Click this link to submit your work. No one should send their manuscripts to our email address.

ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ has the right to disqualify any submission that does not follow the stated rules above.

Deadline

We will not consider any manuscript submitted after November 30, 2024.

Judges

To be unveiled

Prize

We are going to unveil ONE overall winner. This winner will receive One Million Naira (N1,000,000) in cash prize and an opportunity to publish hard copies of their manuscript with us if the means is available.

Enquiries

For enquiries, support and partnership, send a mail to egbeatelewo@gmail.com

Shortlist 2024

Adéwùmí Fatimah Luqman (Ọ̀rẹ́ Àtàtà) Olùgbégbá Orókè
Fámúyiwa Olúwafẹ́mi (Àtẹ̀yìntọ̀)
Abdulrosheed Ọlálékan Fádípẹ̀ (“Àwọn Arìnrìn Àjọ̀ Àkọ́kọ́ Sínú Òṣùpá”, a translation of “The First Men in the Moon” by H.G Wells)
Adémọ́lá Ọláyíwọlá (Ewì Àrìnyè)

Shortlist 2023

Babátúndé A. Shittu (Láàdì) Olùgbégbá Orókè
Jimoh Lateef Adérójú (Àròfọ̀ Àsìkò)
Álímì – Adéníran O̩mo̩s̩aléwá (Àwọn Obìnrin Òwu, a translation of Women of Owu by Femi Osofisan)
Rasheed Malik Adeniyi (Nǹkán Yán)

Shortlist 2022

Waliyullah Tunde Abiimbola (Oko Ẹranko, a Yorùbá translation of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”). Olùgbégbá Orókè
Kafilah Ayọ̀bámi Fashola (Àbẹ̀ní)
Bákárè Wahab Táíwò (Atewolara Akewi-Akowe)
Anífowóṣe Zainab Olúwafúnmilọ́lá (Igbeyin Owuro)
Abdulkareem Jeleel Ọlasunkanmi (Ewì Kòbọmọjẹ́)

Shortlist 2021

Ṣeun Adéjàre (T’ẹníkú Ló gbé)
Amos Ọlátúnjí Pópóọlá (Akínkanjú Ọdẹ Nínú Igbó Àmọ̀tẹ́kùn)
Sodiq Lawal (Koówè Ń kéé (Àròjinlẹ̀ Àròfọ̀))
Agboọlá Àyándìran (Ó Já Sọ́pẹ́)
Mustapha Sheriff (Akọdan) – Olùgbégbá Orókè

Press

Read about the award ceremony of 1st Edition on Oyo Insights.

Read about the award ceremony of 2nd Edition on The Nation.

Read about the award ceremony of 3rd Edition on Legit.NG.

Read about the award ceremony of 4th Edition on The Journal of African Youth Literature.