征稿启事丨第一届全球中非写作大赛 CA/AC Global China-Africa Writing Competition

为增强中非文明互鉴、讲好中非故事、丰富中非民间交流的人文面向，由CASIN牵头组织的中非写作大赛特别宣布于2023年7月20日启动。本次写作大赛面向有奖全球征文，并设置虚构类和非虚构类两个组别，也欢迎任何其他语种的作品将作品原文配上中文或英文的翻译稿件投稿参赛。我们希望参赛文章能聚焦中国与非洲国家的人文交流，并在在宏大叙事之外以虚构或非虚构的情感叙事与日常记录凸显中非文化交流过程中的出现的机遇与挑战，以彰显中非人文创作的复杂性与多元性。

上海中非关系研究网络（CASIN）是中国人在非洲/非洲人在中国研究网络（Chinese in Africa/Africans in China Research Network，简称CA/AC）的地方网络分会。后者是目前全球最大的独立、跨学科、致力于中非交往的研究网络，成立于2007年，旨在以批判性、建设性的方式推动关于中非的全球对话，发展一个重视对话、公平和包容的跨国学者和从业人员社区。目前，CA/AC研究网络在世界各地已拥有超过1000名成员，涵盖来自学术界、外交界、媒体和通信、艺术和人文学科以及国际发展领域的专家。

投稿渠道: 请投稿人讲稿件以PDF形式发送至主办方电子邮箱casinwriting@gmail.com，稿件中请勿出现作者个人信息，可在邮件中介绍自己或者附上个人简介的附件。

征文截止日期：2024年3月1日

征文范围： 以中非交流为主题的文学创作，虚构类与非虚构类写作均可（请在文件名中注明种类），中英文皆可，如原文并非中英文请附上中文或英文翻译稿件。虚构类主要指短篇小说，非虚构类主要指散文、游记、通识议论文等。请注意，诗歌和学术论文不在本次大赛可接受的文体范围内。投稿作品需是尚未公开发表过的且在参赛时段内也不会另做发表的原创作品。

文章字数限制：1000-10000字中文或英文。请在稿件末尾说明字数，不符合要求不受理。

奖项设置: 虚构类与非虚构类分开评选, 各评选出金奖作品一名, 银奖作品一名, 金奖作品获2000元人民币，银奖作品获1000元人民币。所有获奖作品及部分优秀作品将通过公众号刊登，获奖者将受邀参与位于上海的颁奖活动及晚宴，由主办方提供部分差旅资助（以主办方后续声明为准）。我们计划在大赛举办多届以后集结部分获奖作品统一出书。

比赛结果公布日期：2024年5月（以主办方后续声明为准）

颁奖活动日期：2024年6月（以主办方后续声明为准）

评奖机制：评委盲审作品文件后匿名打分，按照平均分高低选出金银奖，若有同分数作品出现，则组织集体打分投票。

Aiming to enhance the humanistic aspect of China-Africa relations and promote mutual appreciation of Chinese and African cultures and civilizations, China-Africa Shanghai International Network (CASIN) will launch “The First AC/CA Global China-Africa Writing Competition” on 20 July 2023. We call for submissions of writings from around the world in two categories: fiction and non-fiction, and outstanding authors will be rewarded with monetary encouragements and honorary awards. It is our hope that the submitted writings focus on the humanistic communication between China and African countries. These works shall highlight the everyday and affective aspects of the intercultural interactions between Chinese and African peoples, present both the emerging opportunities and persistent challenges in these interactions, and thus demonstrate the diversity and great potential of creative approaches to understanding China-Africa relations today.

China-Africa Shanghai International Network (CASIN) is a local network chapter (LNC) of the world's largest independent, interdisciplinary China-Africa research network, Chinese in Africa/Africans in China Research Network (CA/AC). The CA/AC Research Network was established in 2007, which currently hosts over 1,000 members around the world and includes experts in academia, diplomacy, media & communications, the arts & humanities, and international development. Our mission is to help move the global conversation about China-Africa forward in a critical and constructive way while developing a transnational community of scholars and practitioners who value dialogue, equity, and inclusiveness.

Submission Method: Please send your submission as a PDF or DOC file to this email address: casinwriting@gmail.com. Please make sure that no personal information is disclosed in the actual submission. You may introduce yourself in the email or attach a separate file of brief biography.

Accepting Submissions Until:March 1st, 2024

Submission Requirement：The submitted works should focus on the humanistic and cultural aspects of China-Africa relations. Please indicate whether your submission is fiction or non-fiction in the file name of the PDF or DOC file. If the original language of composition of the submission is neither Chinese nor English, please provide a Chinese and English translation. The category of fiction here mainly refers to short stories/novelettes, while nonfiction may include travelogues, prose essays and short commentaries. Please be aware that poetry and standard academic essays are not accepted genres for this competition. The submitted work must be original and remains unpublished for the duration of this competition.

Word Count Restriction：The submitted work should be between 1,000 and 10,000 words in English or between 1,000 and 10,000 Chinese characters. Please state the word count of the piece in the final page of the document. Works that have word counts that do not fall within this range will not be considered.

About the Awards：Fiction and non-fiction will be evaluated separately, and each category will have a final winner and a runner-up. The final winners will get 2000 RMB each, the runners-up 1000 RMB each. All winning pieces and a select pool of excellent works will be published online via our public accounts and channels, and there will be an awarding ceremony and dinner in Shanghai for the awardees. We will partially subsidize their travel and accommodation expenses subjective to our financial situation in 2024. There is a possibility that the winning pieces will be selected for edited book publication in the future.

Result Announcement：May 2024 (subject to subsequent adjustment by the organizer)

Award Ceremony：June 2024 (subject to subsequent adjustment by the organizer)

Evaluation Method：The judges will read and mark each submission anonymously, and all the submissions will then be ranked according to their average mark to decide who the winners and runners-up are. If the top works happen to have the same mark, the judges will discuss and vote to decide which work shall receive the award(s).

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