The regional winners of the TY Buratai Literary Initiative Young Adult Literature Prize 2025 were announced in Abuja on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
The TY Buratai Literary Initiative Young Adult Literature Prize is an annual literary competition that recognizes and celebrates outstanding young adult writers in Nigeria, promoting creative writing, encouraging literary excellence, and providing a platform for emerging writers to gain recognition. It aims to encourage young adult writers to keep writing, learning, and dreaming, providing a platform for emerging writers to showcase their talent and gain recognition in the literary world. The winner of the first edition in 2024 was Taofeek Olatunbosun.
The Young Adult Literature Prize 2025 jury of Habiba Nur Alkali, Paul Liam, Olatunbosun Taofeek, Aloysius Nnamdi Obika, Uzor Maxim Uzoatu, and Elsie Oghenekaro unveiled the regional finalists from 106 submissions they were given on October 1.
Jerry Adesewo, representing TY Buratai Literary Initiative, congratulated the regional finalists, saying, “We are delighted to announce the regional finalists of the Young Adult Literature Prize 2025. We received an overwhelming response from talented writers across the country, and the quality of submissions was exceptional.”
The regional finalists are;
- The Distortion of Hardassah by Ejiro Umukoro (South South)
- Garden of Garget by Ikemefuna Chinenyike Lawrence Ezemagu (South East)
- When the Road Curves by Sarah Yousuph (South West)
- Daughters of Ashes by Adoo Gyuur (North Central)
- A Boy From Far North by Daniel Yohanna (North East)
- My Darkest Nightmares by Yusrah Bashir Gaga (North West)
The regional winners each receive a cash prize of N500,000 each, with the overall winner taking home N1,500,000 and a publishing deal.
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