First Prize– 100,000 naira

Fimisile– Black Williams

Second Prize– 70,000 naira

My Journey– Chukwuma K.

Third Prize– 50,000 naira

The Beginning of the Rest of your Life — Precious Nwokeabia

A Journey in Positivity — Chimega Clement

Note: The original winning story for this contest was disqualified for going against a fundamental rule of the anthology.

Congratulations to all the winners. All other contributors will receive a stipend of 10,000 naira, each.

Biography of Judges

Chair: Prof. Unoma Azuah teaches English at Wiregrass Georgia Tech. She is an editor, a poet, and a novelist.  She has published up to six books and some of her writing awards include the Aidoo-Synder award, Spectrum award, Leonard Trawick  award and the Hellman/Hammet human rights award.

Adaeze M. Nwadike is the founding editor of Arts Lounge Literary Magazine. She is the author of the poetry chapbook Conversations with the Sea. She is a teacher and a writer. Some of her works have appeared in Praxis journal of SUNY at Oneonta, New York, Brittle paper, the Rising Phoenix and Lolwe among others. 

Ohia, Ernest Chigaemezu is a Nigerian writer, editor and proof reader. He graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka with a B.A. in English and a minor in History and International Studies. He’s currently an MFA candidate at The University of Alabama, USA.