Mashindano ya Ushairi 2026, Swahili Poetry Contest
Quick answer: Mashindano ya ushairi ya kimataifa kila mwezi. Tuma shairi, utenzi au mashairi huru. Zawadi za fedha, cheti kwa kila mshiriki. Swahili Poetry Contest, Writory.
Kwako wewe mshairi wa Kiswahili, Writory inakukaribisha. Hili ni shindano la kimataifa la ushairi linalofanyika kila mwezi, na shairi lako linapokelewa kwa Kiswahili kilekile ulichokiandika, bila tafsiri. Mizani na vina vya shairi la jadi, mtiririko wa utenzi, uhuru wa mashairi huru, vyote tunavisoma kwa makini uleule. Washindi hupokea zawadi za fedha, na kila mshiriki hupewa cheti cha ushiriki. Milango hufunguliwa tarehe 1, hufungwa tarehe 25, na matokeo hutangazwa tarehe 30 kila mwezi.
Kila shairi hupimwa kwa vigezo vitano, yaani ubunifu, hisia, muundo, lugha na dhamira, na alama zako unaziona moja kwa moja kwenye wasifu wako. Mtindo wowote, dhamira yoyote, vyote vinakaribishwa. Jiunge na washairi kutoka nchi zaidi ya 50 na uipe dunia ladha ya ushairi wa Kiswahili.
Writory's monthly international poetry contest welcomes poems written in Swahili, from shairi and utenzi to mashairi huru, judged with equal respect alongside every language.
Why enter
- Mashairi ya Kiswahili hupimwa kwa vigezo vilevile na heshima ileile kama mashairi ya Kiingereza, hakuna lugha inayopendelewa.
- Shindano hufanyika kila mwezi, ukikosa mwezi huu, mwezi ujao nafasi nyingine inakungoja.
- Hakuna kizuizi cha dhamira, andika kuhusu mapenzi, taifa, maisha ya mjini au lolote linalokugusa.
- Tanzu zetu za asili kama shairi, utenzi na mashairi huru zinapokelewa kama zilivyo.
- Jukwaa la kimataifa lenye washairi kutoka nchi zaidi ya 50.
What winners and entrants receive
- Zawadi za fedha kwa washindi.
- Mshindi wa mwezi hupata nafasi ya bure katika shindano la mwezi unaofuata.
- Cheti cha ushiriki kwa kila mshiriki.
- Washairi kumi bora huonyeshwa kwenye ubao wa wanaoongoza.
Shairi la mizani na vina, utenzi, na mashairi huru, tanzu zote za ushairi wa Kiswahili zinakaribishwa hapa.
Key facts
- Entries open the 1st, close the 25th at 11:59 PM IST, results on the 30th.
- One poem $5, two poems $8, five poems $15 (Rs 150 / Rs 220 / Rs 450 in India).
- Every poem scored by human judges on five criteria: creativity, emotion, structure, language and theme.
- A participation certificate for every entrant, not only winners, and the score is visible in your profile.
- Cash prizes for winners, free entry the following month for winners, open worldwide from age 13, any language.
Questions
Je, naweza kutuma shairi kwa Kiswahili?
Ndiyo, bila shaka. Shairi lako hutumwa kwa Kiswahili kilekile, bila tafsiri yoyote. Shairi la jadi, utenzi au mashairi huru, vyote vinakaribishwa.
Uamuzi unafanywaje kwa haki kati ya lugha?
Kila shairi hupimwa kwa vigezo vitano vilevile, yaani ubunifu, hisia, muundo, lugha na dhamira. Alama zako zinaonekana kwenye wasifu wako, hivyo mchakato uko wazi na hakuna lugha inayopendelewa.
Ada ya kushiriki ni kiasi gani?
Ada ni ndogo na huonyeshwa kwa sarafu ya nchi yako kwenye ukurasa wa kutuma. Ukishiriki miezi mitatu mfululizo, unapata nafasi moja ya bure, na mshindi wa mwezi hushiriki bure mwezi unaofuata.
Matokeo hutangazwa lini?
Milango hufunguliwa tarehe 1 na kufungwa tarehe 25 kila mwezi. Matokeo hutangazwa tarehe 30, pamoja na alama zako za vigezo vitano kwenye wasifu wako.
By the Writory editorial team. Updated July 2026.
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