Sabi Arts Playwright Prize 2026
Sabi Arts
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Overview
A new annual prize for Nigerian playwrights with ₦1.4 million in awards. The winning play gets ₦1,000,000 and a full production in Lagos; a ₦200,000 Julie Okoh Prize goes to a woman playwright centring women's experiences.
Open to original plays that have never been published or produced. Entries go through a three-stage blind review (longlist 31 Jan 2027, shortlist 28 Feb 2027, winners 31 Mar 2027). Winners also get entry into the Sabi Arts writers' residency and a place in a digital anthology.
Who can apply
Citizens of Nigeria
Organizer says
Nigerian playwrights aged 18+, living in Nigeria or the diaspora.
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Organizer says
Original plays never previously published or produced; one play per writer, no co-authored plays, maximum 75 pages.
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