SHORTLISTS OF ANA LITERARY PRIZES 2018
The Judges
of the Association of Nigerian Authors Literary Prizes are pleased to release
the shortlist for the 2018 ANA Prizes. The names and titles are listed below in
no particular order.
ANA
PROSE FICTION PRIZE
1.
The Beginning of Everything Colourful-
Onyeka Nwelue
2.
Hang No Clothes Here- Bolaji
Olatunde,
3. The
Longest Trial- Uchenna Eze,
4.
Absolution- Oreva Ode-Irri,
5.
The Return of Half-Something-
Chukwudi Eze
ANA DRAMA PRIZE
1.
Teeth set on Edge - Akin Bello
2.
Mr. Brother - Achalugo Ezekobe
3.
Guerilla
Post – Obari Gomba
4.
Saint Ojedi - Amechi Chiedu Obumse
ANA
POETRY PRIZE
1.The Poet
of Dust
- Umar Abubakar Sidi
2.
The Lagos Cuban Jazz Club - Onyeka
Nwelue
3. Bombblast or Breakfast - J. O. J. Nwachukwu-Agbada
4. Blood Drops - Patrick Oguejiofor
ANA/
ABUBAKAR GIMBA PRIZE FOR SHORT STORIES
1. Justice Club - Sasi Miet Jajja
2. Things That Start Small But Sweet - Bibi Ukonu
3. Vacancy for the Post of a Bride - Emmanuel Asika
The ANA Prize
for Children’s Literature
1.
Nwauwa:
the Girl with big Dreams - Paschal Okeke & Vera O.
Chuks-Iwuchukwu
2.
Primrose
and the Kidnappers - Jide Ogunlana
3.
Once
Upon a Village- Su’eddie
Vershima Agema
ANA/NECO
TEEN AUTHOR PROSE PRIZE
1.
If You
Looked Inside a Girl
- Chibundum Kosisochukwu Ndukwe
2.
Tomorrow
Brings Beautiful Things: Stories - Ernest Ogunyemi
ANA/MARIA
AJIMA PRIZE FOR LITERARY CRITICISM
1. Nativisation as Style and Identity Marker in Barclays
Ayakoroma’s Dance on His Grave - Ebi Yeibo
ANA LITERARY PRIZES PANEL OF
JUDGES
2. Prof. Effiong Johnson – University of Uyo
3. Ismaila Bala Garba- Bayero University, Kano
4. Dr Owojecho Omoha- University of Abuja
5. Prof. G.M.T.Emezue- Alex Ekwueme Federal University,Ndufu-Alike Ikwo
# Winners of the various prizes will be
announced at the awards dinner of the 37th Anniversary International
Convention of the Association coming up on
Saturday the 27th of October,2018 in Ikeja, Lagos.
