Shortlist of 2018 ANA Literary Prizes

Shortlist of 2018 ANA Literary Prizes

1)    ANA PROSE FICTION PRIZE: The Beginning of Everything Colourful- Onyeka Nwelue; Hang No Clothes Here- Bolaji Olatunde; The Longest Trial- Uchenna Eze; Absolution- Oreva Ode-Irri and The Return of Half-Something– Chukwudi Eze

2)    ANA DRAMA PRIZE: Teeth set on Edge – Akin Bello; Mr. Brother –Achalugo Ezekobe; Guerilla Post – Obari Gomba and Saint Ojedi –Amechi Chiedu Obumse.

3) ANA POETRY PRIZE: The Poet of Dust – Umar Abubakar Sidi; The Lagos Cuban Jazz Club – Onyeka Nwelue; Bomb blast or Breakfast – J. O. J. Nwachukwu-Agbada and Blood Drops – Patrick Oguejiofor.

3)    ANA/ ABUBAKAR GIMBA PRIZE FOR SHORT STORIES: Justice Club –SasiMietJajja; Things That Start Small But Sweet –Bibi Ukonu and Vacancy for the Post of a Bride – Emmanuel Asika

4)     The ANA Prize  for Children’s Literature: Nwauwa: the Girl with big Dreams- Paschal Okeke & Vera O. Chuks-Iwuchukwu; Primrose and the Kidnappers – JideOgunlana and Once Upon a Village–  Su’eddie Vershima Agema

5)    ANA/NECO TEEN AUTHOR PROSE PRIZE: If You Looked Inside a Girl – Chibundum Kosisochukwu Ndukwe and Tomorrow Brings Beautiful Things: Stories -Ernest Ogunyemi

6)    ANA/MARIA AJIMA PRIZE FOR LITERARY CRITICISM: Nativisation as Style and Identity Marker in Barclays Ayakoroma’s Dance on His Grave –Ebi Yeibo

The ANA Literary Prizes panel of judges include: Prof Nelson Fashina-University of Ibadan; Prof. Effiong Johnson – University of Uyo; Ismaila Bala Garba-  Bayero University, Kano; Dr. Owojecho Omoha- University of Abuja  and Prof. G.M.T. Emezue- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo.