Long List — The Literesque Prize 2
We are pleased to announce the Long List for the second edition of the Literesque Prize.
The Following entries were selected from a large pool of submissions and reflect the judges’ careful consideration. Congratulations to all longlisted writers.
In no particular order,
- Benita Imokhai — The Conversation Starter
- Michael Okpala — Bush Baby
- Folajomi Abdullahi — We Missed You
- Lucky Jamal Junior — But If You Must, Cut Me Right
- Sefiya Danjuma — If We Really Look At It
- Nuel Akin — A Certain Kind of Attention
- Ademola Xhristopher — Every Death I’ve Ever Known Had A Boy’s Face
- Ogbuji Ekeoma — The In-Between
- Ameh Anthony Alechenu — The Atlas of Small Freedoms
- Oreoluwa Odusote — The Illusion of Freewill
- Majeedat Abdulmajeed — The 9 (Not So) Holy Commandment of Adulthood
- Chiamara Anyacho — Freewill
- Faithful Osanebi Ifeoma — The Milk Jug
- Chizim Leonard-Alexander Aninyei — The Fool’s Drum
- Chidera Udochukwu-Ndu — What The Water Took
- Olivia Michael — And Then There’s…..You
- Chinwendu Rose — In A Land Of Myth
- Amina Jummai — Tomb of The Beautiful Ones
- Ugochi Nnaji — Listen, Hangman
- Eden Chen James — Stories No One Asked For
- Deborah Adeleke — The Mind Is Not A Gentle Place
- Hassan Babajide — Upside Down
- Udodirim Ikechukwu-Aro — Grey
- Ugochi Eke — The Perfect Story
- Adejoke Adekunle Alagba — Since 2000 And Something
- Tuoyo palmer — Attention That Forgot To Leave
- Chioma Onyeani Uduma — 9174
- Chidiebere Udeokochukwu — Leashed And Led By Lust
- Samuel Elizabeth Adeshimisola — Fixation
- Magdalene Musa — Fixation
- Olubanwo Oluwafemi — Burin’s Litany….Carved With A Burin
- Esinone Abraham — Chasing The Sun
- Deborah Joshua — Solo
Shortlist Announcement — 17 February
Winners Announcement — 25 February
Thank you to every writer who submitted. Congratulations and goodluck to all longlisted writers.