2022 Shortlisted Stories

FIVE SHORT STORIES showcasing The “vibrancy, variety and splendour of creative talent among writers of African descent.” – Okey ndibe, 2022 chair of judges

  • ‘Collector of Memories' by Joshua Chizoma (Nigeria) published in Afritondo Prize Anthology, Afritondo, Nigeria, (2021).

    • Read ‘Collector of Memories’ here

  • ‘When a Man Loves a Woman’ by Nana-Ama Danquah (Ghana) published in Accra Noir, Akashic Books, USA, (2020)/ Cassava Republic Press, UK and the Commonwealth (2020).

    • Read ‘When a Man Loves a Woman’ here

  • ‘A Double-Edged Inheritance' by Hannah Giorgis (Ethiopia) published in Addis Ababa Noir, Akashic Books, USA, (2020)/ Cassava Republic Press, UK and the Commonwealth (2020).

    • Read ‘A Double-Edged Inheritance’ here

  • ‘Five Years Next Sunday’ by Idza Luhumyo (Kenya) co-published in Disruption: New Short Fiction From Africa by Catalyst Press/Short Story Day Africa, Kenya/South Africa, (2020).

    • Read ‘Five Years Next Sunday‘ here

  • ‘The Labadi Sunshine Bar' by Billie McTernan (Ghana) published in Accra Noir, Akashic Books, USA, (2020)/Cassava Republic Press, UK and the Commonwealth (2020).

    • Read ‘The Labadi Sunshine Bar’ here