longlist
Afritondo is pleased to announce the longlist for the 2023 Afritondo Short Story Prize.
Jenny Robson The Sister-in-law (South Africa/Botswana)
Ani Kayode Somtochukwu Grey Is A Colour That Never Stains (Nigeria)
Domonique The Colosseum (United States)*
Igbẹkẹle Salawu The Alien Natives (Nigeria)
Moses Abukutsa Secret Stories of Koyogela Street (Kenya)
Desta Haile The Headhunter (Eritrea / United Kingdom)
C. M. Okonkwo I’m Taking It To The Grave (Nigeria)
Charlie Muhumuza Once Boys and Girls Of The Stream (Uganda)
Fayssal Bensalah Citizen Sarah (Algeria)
Ayo Awoyungbo The Man From Abeokuta (United Kingdom)
Uchechi Princewill Akachi Elevator Johnson (Nigeria)
Enit'ayanfe Ayosojumi Akinsanya The Anatomy Of Flying Things (Nigeria)
Lubwama Joshua That Over Which They’d Dispute (Uganda)
Tafadzwa Z. Taruvinga Small Housing (Zimbabwe)
Alex Kadiri The Hyena And The Two-Headed Goat (Nigeria)
To all the writers who gave us the opportunity to read and consider their works, we express our deepest gratitude. The theme for this year’s competition was “Aliens”, and we enjoyed reading and discussing all the submissions we received.
The longlisted stories will be published in an anthology to be released later this year, and the judges will meet in the coming weeks to decide on a shortlist and a winner.
Congratulations to the longlisted writers, and best of luck to them!
*Name changed from Anonymous to Domonique on 2 March 2023.