SONANGOL LITERATURE PRIZE
The SONANGOL Literature Prize is a social project that aims to value
and highlight Angolan writers. Instituted by SONANGOL with the close collaboration
of the Angolan Writers Union (UEA) a dozen years ago, the SONANGOL literature
prize aims at encouraging and recognizing the creativity of Angolan writers.
This prize follows Internal Regulations stipulated by SONANGOL and the
UEA, allowing writers to participate with previously published or unpublished
works.
Since 1999, it has become conferred every two years, and is no longer
restricted to Angolan writers, with writers from Cabo Verde and S. Tomé
having equal access to the prize.
REGULATIONS:
CHAPTER I
OBJECTIVES OF THE PRIZES
1 – The National Society of Petroleum of Angola, Sonangol-E.P.,
instituted the "SONANGOL Literature Prize" in the two categories
defined below.
2 - "THE GRAND PRIZE", is awarded every two years since the
1999 edition and the "REVELATION PRIZE,” which will maintain
its annual intervals of recognition.
3 – The objectives of the respective prizes are the consecration
of recognized creativity of the writers from the country where SONANGOL
carries out its activities and, in the specific case of Angola, of which
the “Revelation” prize is intended to encourage the promotion
of literary circles, allowing young writers a more active participation
in the search for inroads in the formation of Angola’s new mentality.
CHAPTER II
GRAND PRIZE
4 – The Grand Prize is exclusively intended for established authors
from Angola, S. Tomé and Príncipe and Cabo Verde, established
authors referring to those who have books already published.
4.1 – The winner is awarded a pecuniary prize of US$ 20,000 (twenty-thousand
US dollars), in addition to the cost of publication of the work in 1,500
copies.
CHAPTER III
REVELATION PRIZE
5 – The “Revelation Prize,” as defined above in number
3 of this regulation, is exclusively intended for young Angolan authors,
who have yet to publish a work. It will maintain its yearly edition.
5.1 - The winner is awarded a pecuniary prize of US$ 5.000 (five thousand
US dollars), in addition to the cost of publication of the work in 1,500
copies.
5.2 – In both of the above cases prizes will be distributed to the
best work selected by the jury, in the genres of poetry and prose (fiction,
short story collection, novellas, novels or infant-juvenile literature).
CHAPTER IV
ENTRY OF WORKS
6 – Prizes will be awarded and works will be entered in a ceremony
on the 25 of February of each month, date on which SONANGOL commemorates
its anniversary.
6.1 – In the case of the “Grand Prize,” the release
of the work could be made in two acts, the first act taking place in Angola
and the second in Cabo Verde or S. Tomé and Príncipe, depending
on whether the winner is from one of these other countries.
CHAPTER V
PRESENTATION OF THE WORKS
6 – The works entered in the contest will be assigned a pseudonym
and submitted in a closed envelope, in which the complete identification
of the author will be contained (name, place and country of birth).
CHAPTER VI
TERMS
8 – The time limit to enter a work for the “Grand Prize”
runs from January 1 to July1 of the year in which the prize is awarded.
8.1 – The time limit to enter works for the “Revelation Prize”
runs from March 1 to June 15.
CHAPTER VII
REQUIREMENTS OF WORKS
9 – The works must be unpublished.
9.1 – The competing works should be typed double-space on paper
formatted A4 and in sets of five copies.
9.2 – The works not awarded a prize will be returned to the authors.
9.3 – The originals will be edited by the Communication and Public
Relations Cabinet of SONANGOL and by the UEA, depending on the SONANGOL
administration’s decision.
9.4 – The amount to be spent in publishing the editions will be
the responsibility of the Communication and Public Relations Cabinet of
SONANGOL, pending authorization.
9.5 – The sale price of the works will be the responsibility of
the Communication and Public Relations Cabinet of SONANGOL and the UEA.
CHAPTER VIII
WORKS PUBLISHED
10 – Once the work is published, the prize-winning author shall
receive 200 copies. The rest will be the sold by the UEA, in the international
or national market; receipts will be deposited in an account with SONANGOL.
10.1 – In regards to the above stipulation, an account will be opened
in SONANGOL, which will be available to cover other costs associated with
the SONANGOL Literature Prize, namely administrative costs.
CHAPTER IX
COMPOSITION OF THE JURY
11 – The Jury, which judges the works and awards the prizes, will
have as Secretary a member designated by SONANGOL.
11.1 – The member of SONANGOL will be assigned annually by the CA
of the company.
12 – The jury will be composed of the following members:
12.1 – For the "Grand Prize" two (2) writers, members
of the UEA, designated by the Directors Committee; one (1) member designated
by the Ministry of Education and Culture; two (2) critics designated by
the respective association of writers, one representing S. Tomé
and Príncipe and the other from Cabo Verde; one (1) member designated
by the SONANGOL Administration;
12.2 – For the "Revelation Prize" two (2) writers, members
of the UEA designated by the Directors Committee; one (1) member designated
by the Ministry of Education and culture; one (1) literary critic designated
by the UEA; one (1) member designated by the SONANGOL Administration.
12.3 – The Jury (or Juries, according to the de discretion of the
UEA) shall exert its functions for the period of one year; its members
should elect a president during the first meeting.
12.4 – Participation in the contests is prohibited to members of
the jury.
CHAPTER X
BONUS OF THE JURY
13 – The bonus to be conceded by the Jury will be established each
working year, amongst its members and the SONANGOL Administration.
CHAPTER XI
TRAVEL COSTS
14 - SONANGOL will provide the transportation, accommodations and related
costs, in order for the members of the Jury to meet abroad, namely in
Cabo Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe.
14.1 - SONANGOL will likewise provide transportation and accommodation
payments to the winner of the " SONANGOL Grand Prize (in Literature),
who resides in Cabo Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe
or Angolans living outside of the country.
CHAPTER XII
JURY DECISION
15 – In the case that two works make it to the final in identical
circumstances, the Jury will determine who will receive the Prize.
15.1 – The Jury (or Juries) may decide not to award any prize, as
long as the quality of the works justifies such a decision, whereupon
in the same conditions, they would correspondingly receive honorable mentions.
15.2 – No appeals will be made to the decisions of the Jury.
15.3 – Special cases and doubts as to the interpretation of these
Rules and Regulations shall be resolved by the SONANGOL Administration,
and heard by the Directors Committee of Angolan Writers Union.
Obras Vencedoras de 1993 -2001
| 1993 | Prize-Winning Work: Honorable mention:
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| 1994 | Prize-Winning Work: Honorable mention:
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| 1995 |
Prize-Winning Work: none Honorable Mention:
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| 1996 | Prize-Winning Work: Honorable Mention:
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| 1997 | There were no Sonangol prizes awarded in order to adjust the prize calendar.
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| 1998 |
Prize-Winning Work: Honorable Mention: |
| 1999 | Note: SONANGOL Grand Prize in Literature goes on to be awarded every two years and will be for Angola, Cabo Verde and São Tomé. The Relation Prize shall be annual only for Angolans. The Prize was divided: Revelation Prize
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| 2000 |
Revelation Prize: Note: No SONANGOL Grand Prize nor Honorable Mention awarded.
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| 2001 |
Prize-Winning Work: Honorable Mention: |