2023 Shortlisted Stories

FIVE STORIES SHOWCASING “the depth and breadth of writing on the continent and beyond.”

- fareda banda, 2023 chair of judges

  • 'This Tangible Thing' by Yejide Kilanko (Nigeria) published in RELATIONS: An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices, HarperVia (2023)

    • Read ‘This Tangible Thing’ here

  • ‘Peeling Time (Deluxe Edition)' by Tlotlo Tsamaase (Botswana) published in Africa Risen, Tordotcom Publishing (2022)

    • Read ‘Peeling Time (Delux Edition)’ here

  • ‘A Soul of Small Places’ by Mame Bougouma Diene and Woppa Diallo (Senegal) published in Africa Risen, Tordotcom Publishing (2022)

    • Read ‘A Soul of Small Places’ here

  • 'Daughters, By Our Hands' by Ekemini Pius (Nigeria) published in Isele Magazine (2022)

    • Read ‘Daughters, By Our Hands’ here

  • ‘Weaving’ by Yvonne Kusiima (Uganda) published in Isele Magazine (2022)

    • Read ‘Weaving’ here