The Witsprouts Storytelling Prize
Reviving the Art of Oral Storytelling
2025 Theme:
Rebooting Legends and Memories
Submissions Deadline:
May 31st, 2025
#WitsproutsStorytellingPrize
Why?
“Oral Storytelling is fast becoming a forgotten art in today’s fast-paced world. We grew up with ‘tales by moonlight’. Now, we only live on the fragments of such memories… With the Storytelling prize, we aim to bring back the culture and beauty of storytelling, inspiring a new generation of storytellers and story lovers across the world.”
— Tope Akintayo
Director, The Witsprouts Project
Supported by:
Submission Guidelines
For 2025, only Nigerian storytellers (home or in the diaspora) are eligible.
- Create a 5–10 minute video of you narrating a story based on the theme in the most captivating way possible. Your entry must be an original theatrical piece, showcasing voice modulation, facial expressions, gestures, choreography, music, and other creative elements.
- Follow both @witsprouts and @witsproutsorg to be eligible.
- Upload the video to your Instagram profile and tag @witsproutsorg and @witsprouts as collaborators. And use the hashtag #WitsproutsStorytellingPrize in your caption.
- You can also submit your entry through the link below.
