Hibiscus Three Publishing Award 2024

Hibiscus Three encourages the participation and inclusion of Papua New Guineans in book publishing. We strongly advocate for the increased representation of girls and women from urban, rural and remote PNG.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Hibiscus Three awards one Papua New Guinean woman with the opportunity to publish (free of charge) their manuscript under the Hibiscus Three Publishing Award.

(image: Hibiscus Three Publishing Award winning recipients Thyatira Kaupa (2020), and Vinzealhar Nen (2021) respective paperback titles; Listen, and Memoir of a Wounded Warrior, published by Hibiscus Three)

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

All Papua New Guinean women are invited to submit their completed original manuscript (minimum 12 000 words ) for consideration.

One submission per entrant. Manuscripts can be in any genre, or a combination of genre (eg. Short Story collection and Essays).

Papua New Guinean women living in-country and abroad are eligible for this Award.

Manuscripts must be typed ,single-spaced, Times New Roman font, font size 12, Word or PDF document.

Email a copy of your manuscript and brief bio to hibiscusthree@gmail.com with Subject Line: HPA 2024 SUBMISSION word count XXXX

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Please include your manuscript word count in the Subject Line.

• Submission deadline is 12 December 2023

• Award Recipient announced 12 January 2024

Full publishing Agreement details available upon submission of manuscript.

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