The writer walked away with £15,000 followed by a Samsung Galaxy Note as well as a Montblanc Meisterstuck. In addition to that, Bulawayo will also take part in an Etisalat Fellowship at the University of East Anglia mentored by Professor Giles Foden (author of The Last King of Scotland) with opportunities to meet other writers, publishers and most importantly work on their second book.
Shortlisted writers will win a Samsung Galaxy Note and also go on a book tour to two major African cities.
The Prize has been described as ‘the first ever pan-African prize celebrating first time writers of published fiction books. The Prize aims to serve as a platform for the discovery of new creative talent out of the continent and invariably promote the burgeoning publishing industry in Africa.
The Etisalat Prize for Literature is unique in that it also aims to promote the publishing industry at large and will therefore purchase 1000 copies of all shortlisted books which will be donated to various schools, book clubs and libraries across the African continent.
You can read the 20 stories in the shortlist here.
And I Had Blood In My Hands - Chiamaka Igili
Biola! – Olugbenga Ogunbowale
Dressed Like A Prince – N. Bassey
Fear – Bonaventure Chukwu O
Invisible Scars – Osasuyi Okungbowa Emmanuel Davies
Life Is Just Funny – Eric Arthur
Lost Memoirs – Adesina Oluwatobiloba
Mirage – Chizoba Deborah Onyike
Mother’s Energy; Father’s Allergy – Obele Kenechi Chioma
Neverland – Uche Okonkwo
Silent Screams – Jeremiah Oluwabamise Nzere
Tainted Hope - Chukwumerije Chukwuka Godson
The Accidental Surprise – Sharon-Ann Onohitare Alofokhai
The Antidote – Gabriel Faniyan
The Dead Nurse Who Came For Her Baby – Kenechukwu Ezenwa-Ohaeto
The Seamstress – Tee Jay Dan
The Waiting – Lawal Fu’ad Olalekan
There’s A Hero In Diaspora – Timothy Chukwunwogor
Unforeseen – Nnaemeka Ugochukwu
When Death Is Not Enough - Collins Opurozor
About the prize
Here are 20 shortlisted writers and their stories. I'm sure you will find some interesting literature on this list:
You can read the 20 stories in the shortlist here.
And I Had Blood In My Hands - Chiamaka Igili
Biola! – Olugbenga Ogunbowale
Dressed Like A Prince – N. Bassey
Fear – Bonaventure Chukwu O
Invisible Scars – Osasuyi Okungbowa Emmanuel Davies
Life Is Just Funny – Eric Arthur
Lost Memoirs – Adesina Oluwatobiloba
Mirage – Chizoba Deborah Onyike
Mother’s Energy; Father’s Allergy – Obele Kenechi Chioma
Neverland – Uche Okonkwo
Silent Screams – Jeremiah Oluwabamise Nzere
Tainted Hope - Chukwumerije Chukwuka Godson
The Accidental Surprise – Sharon-Ann Onohitare Alofokhai
The Antidote – Gabriel Faniyan
The Dead Nurse Who Came For Her Baby – Kenechukwu Ezenwa-Ohaeto
The Seamstress – Tee Jay Dan
The Waiting – Lawal Fu’ad Olalekan
There’s A Hero In Diaspora – Timothy Chukwunwogor
Unforeseen – Nnaemeka Ugochukwu
When Death Is Not Enough - Collins Opurozor
Source: Etisalat Prize