The Goodlife Country creative nonfiction project is an annual writing project with themes that revolve around finance, lifestyle, health, and travel.
The nonfiction project allows both budding and established writers to tell their personal stories through their financial, lifestyle, health, and travel experiences.
This form of writing must not be opinions, fiction, or scholarly essays. We seek compelling, creative nonfiction stories that mirror real-life experiences.
Every year, we publish 16 nonfiction pieces in print through an anthology and on our website.
We pay N40,000 (forty thousand naira) − or its equivalent in dollars using the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) official rates − for each published nonfiction piece.
With the nonfiction project, Goodlife Country will publish some of the finest nonfiction works. In light of this, we seek the support of your readers, community, and supporters to help us successfully implement the project.
We enjoin individuals, businesses, and organisations to financially support this project and reap the wonderful benefits of doing so.
Submission timeline
Submissions for the annual nonfiction project are open from July 1st – August 31st.
The reading period is from September 1st – September 30th.
Announcement and editing of selected works are from October 1st − November 30th.
Publication, both in an anthology and online, is in December.
Every year, a total of 16 submissions will be accepted (4 from finance, 4 from lifestyle, 4 from health, and 4 from travel).
Submission guidelines
Only those above 18 years old are allowed to submit to the nonfiction project. Submissions are accepted from any part of the world.
Submissions must be 3000 – 3500 words. Anything outside this word limit will be disqualified.
Submissions must be in English, original, previously unpublished, and not posted on any social media website or submitted to any blog, magazine, journal, or news media.
Only one submission at a time for each submission window. Multiple submissions by one writer are not allowed.
Entries should be properly formatted and paginated. We accept the following format (1.5 line spacing, l2pt font size, Times New Roman font face, A4 paper size, and justified text alignment).
We only accept Microsoft (MS) Word documents. The headers of the document should contain your name, the title of your work, and page numbers.
All submissions must be submitted through our online form. Click here to visit our online form and make your submission.
Note that if your work is accepted, it may be edited and the title may be modified. Also, note that the editors have the final say in the selection and publishing processes of the nonfiction project.
Applicants to the nonfiction project agree as a condition of entry that Goodlife Country may publicise the fact that their work has been entered or selected for the project.
Upon publication of your work, you are giving Goodlife Country the exclusive right to publish your work in any form and medium known now or that will exist in the future.
Note that The Goodlife Country, its staff, or partners are not responsible for any copyright infringement of work submitted for The Goodlife Country nonfiction project.
All rights revert to the author upon publication. However, we do request that if you choose to publish your work elsewhere, The Goodlife Country should be properly acknowledged as the original publisher.
Submissions that do not meet the above guidelines, the Editorial Policy, and the Terms of Service of The Goodlife Country will be disqualified.
If you have any questions regarding the essay project, please email us at contact@thegoodlifecountry.com. We will be glad to help.