Tag: Mary Ononokpono

  • “The Short Story is Dead, Long Live the Short Story!” 2017 announces longlist

    “The Short Story is Dead, Long Live the Short Story!” 2017 announces longlist

    The team organising The Short Story is Dead, Long Live the Short Story!, a short story competition open to all Africans, has announced its longlist today. The Short Story is Dead, Long Live The Short Story! is a competition set up by South African based Black Letter Media which involves a short story call out…

  • Morland Writing Scholarship 2016 Shortlist announced

    Morland Writing Scholarship 2016 Shortlist announced

    The Miles Morland Foundation has announced the shortlist for the 2016 Morland Writing Scholarships. Of the twenty-two names, eleven are from Nigeria, four from South Africa, two each from Somalia and Kenya, and one each from Gambia, Ghana, and Zimbabwe. Miles Morland said, “The standard of the shortlist is always high but this year we…

  • Short Story Day Africa Prize 2016 longlist announced

    Short Story Day Africa Prize 2016 longlist announced

    Our good friends who run the Short Story Day Africa Prize have announced their longlist 2016. The twenty writers will have their stories judged by Sindiwe Magona, H.J. Golakai and Tendai Huchu. The Short Story Day Prize has quickly established itself in the African writing world with the quality of writers and the anthologies that…