The shortlist for the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2020 announced today, May 19, 2020, features Erica Sugo Anyadike, Chikodili Emelumadu, Jowhor Ile, Rémy Ngamije, and Irenosen Okojie. The AKO Caine Prize is awarded annually for a short story by an African writer published in English. It is named after the late Sir Michael […]
Erica Sugo Anyadike and Alice Gichuru are on the Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2019 shortlist announced on October 1, 2019. Wasafiri, launched in 1984, is a magazine for international contemporary writing based in the UK. It is renowned for publishing some of the world’s most distinguished writers like Chinua […]
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2019 shortlist has been announced today, April 10, 2019. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded annually for the best piece of unpublished short fiction and open to all citizens in the Commonwealth. The prizes are awarded to each of the five regions of the Commonwealth each of whom wins […]
The long list for the 2015 Writivism Short Story Prize, selected from a record 277 entries, was announced last Friday afternoon. The panel of judges for this years prize chaired by Chika Unigwe comprised of Mukoma wa Ngugi, Tendai Huchu, Ainehi Edoro and Rachel Zadok. They were assisted by many readers who helped whittle down […]
