Tag: Short Story Day Africa Prize
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Idza Luhumyo wins Short Story Day Africa Prize 2021
Idza Luhumyo was announced the winner of the Short Story Day Africa Prize 2021 today, June 21, 2021. Second and third were Mbozi Haimbe and Alithanayn Abdulkareem respectively. Short Story Day Africa recognises short story writers across the continent while also helping to increase their skills sets with workshops. Their Short Story Africa Day Prize…
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Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor is Short Story Day Africa Prize 2017 winner.
Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor is the Short Story Day Africa Prize 2017 winner for his story All Our Lives. Agazit Abate and Michael Yee came second and third respectively. Short Story Day Africa is a literary initiative that was set up to celebrate the diversity of Africa’s voices. It brings together writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, teachers,…
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Short Story Day Africa Prize 2016 shortlist announced
Short Story Day Africa is pleased to announce the shortlist for the R10 000 Short Story Day Africa Prize for Short Fiction. The six shortlisted writers are Gratitude Fisher, Mirette Bahgat Eskaros, Blaize Kaye, Megan Ross, Stacy Hardy, and TJ Benson. This year, almost 450 entries were received for the Short Story Africa Prize. These…
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Cat Hellisen wins Short Story Day Africa Prize 2015 #AkeFest2015
Cat Hellisen is the winner of the Short Story Day Africa Prize for Short Fiction 2015. The winner has just been announced at the ongoing Ake Art & Book Festival here in Abeokuta, Nigeria by prize judge Abubakar Adam Ibrahim. The South African writer who won over the judging panel with her story “The Worme…
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2015 Short Story Day Africa Prize Shortlist announced
Short Story Day Africa has just announced the short list for the R10 000 Short Story Day Africa Prize for Short Fiction. Over 450 entries were received for the Prize from over two dozen countries, from writers both living on the African continent and in the African diaspora. These were cut down to 21 in…
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Okwiri Oduor wins Short Story Day Africa Prize 2013
You know we love the short story in Kenya, right? I have a feeling that vibe started when Binyavanga Wainaina won that prize all those years ago. This was followed by Yvonne Adhiambo Owour for that terrific Weight of Whispers the year after that. With Muthoni Garland, Parsalelo Kantai, and Billy Kahora going down the…