Muwado and Amari want to help you channel your creativity to help spread creatively packaged stories about the pandemic and the health sector in general.
With the #Stories4Health Writing Competition, they are looking for personal experiences and human interest stories around new diseases, epidemics and trauma with special focus on COVID-19.
Muwado #Stories4Health Writing Competition Eligibility.
- The competition is open to African writers from all over the world. Verification will be done at the point of selecting winners.
- Any form of internationally recognised writing in any language on the areas of interest is acceptable e.g
- creatively written case reports or case series
- nonfiction from front line workers and those that have been directly affected by the virus and measures taken to contain it
- poetry
- fiction that creatively disseminates correct health information
- epidemic history and lessons that can be applied to the COVID-19 situation
- Accurately researched opinion pieces etc.
Muwado #Stories4Health Writing Competition Prizes.
- Winning entry: Ugx 500,000
- 1st Runner Up: Ugx 300,000
- 2nd Runner Up: Ugx 200,000
- Others – Assorted Deals, Discounts & Packages from sponsors.
Muwado #Stories4Health Writing Competition Selection Criteria.
Winners will be selected based on:
- The creativity of the submission,
- Post reach (views and shares) and engagement (upvote/downvotes and comments),
- The accuracy of health information within (consultancy between health professionals and creative writers is encouraged for the best results),
- Grammar
- Input from sponsoring partners.
How to Submit Entries for Muwado #Stories4Health Writing Competition.
To participate, these are the simple steps you will have to follow:
Step 1: Create an account on Muwado. If already have an account, ignore this and simply login.
Step 2: Go to the Submit page and upload your submission. The submission window runs from May 4 – June 30, 2020 (at midnight GMT). In order for it to be recognised as an entry, make sure you include #Stories4Health in the submission title and tags section, so they know it’s an entry to the competition. If this is not done, your post will NOT be considered.
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NOTE:
- You can always edit the post from your profile if there is something you’d like to add/remove.
- If submission proves difficult, email the organizers your submission via [email protected] and they’ll upload it for you.
- All entries will be checked for plagiarism. Submissions found to be plagiarized will be disqualified.
Step 3: Share your submission widely and engage with your readers in the comments.
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