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Video: The 2022 Shortlist advice to new and aspiring writers

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On writing: "There are no rules" — Sabah Carrim

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“A thought-provoking novel on familial expectations of love and loyalty,” a review of Faith, a novel by Itoro Bassey

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What does Sunday mean when there is nothing to pray to?

Read Clair Nwaonu's first narrative essay on irreligion and belief on our website.

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Congratulations to Alex Kadiri, winner of the 2023 Afritondo Short Story Prize, and all our longlist!!! Can't wait to share your stories!

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🎉 We are excited to announce that the Afritondo Short Story Prize award ceremony will be on April 7th at 6pm UK time.

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New poem on afritondo.com by Yanjanani L. Banda.

Yanjanani L. Banda is a writer from Malawi. Her first short story, Welcome to Otherhood, was published in the Bristol Short Story Prize’s 15th Anthology in 2022. Her other works have also been p

Check out our latest fiction post on afritondo.com by Obinna Emeka.

Emeka is a Nigerian writer, cinephile, and pharmacist. His short stories have been published in Brittle Paper, African Writer Magazine, and The Kalahari Review. Movie lovers can ch