We are thrilled to announce the shortlisted entries of the annual Akachi Chukwuemeka prize for literature. This literary prize of $100, will be awarded to a single poem by an African writer, that raises awareness about mental health and at the same time demonstrates the transforming power of literature.
- EKPHRASIS III: LANDSCAPE WITH MEMORY, SODÏQ OYÈKÀNMÍ
- COSPLAYING AS MIRACLE MIKE, MUIZ AJAYI
- ELEGY, ENIOLA ABDULROQEEB AROLOWO
- WILD ROSE, ADEPOJU ISAIAH GBENGA
- PSYCHE EVALUATION RESULT MADE PUBLIC, FORTUNE SIMEON
- RESURGE, JOEMARIO UMANA
- EPIC, DANIEL AONDONA
- THE ONLY ELEGY, ABUBAKAR IBRAHIM
- FINAL LEAVINGS, CHIMEZIE UMEOKA
- SOMETIMES I GOOGLE HOW TO DIE WITHOUT BLEEDING AND STILL MAKE IT TO WORK ON MONDAY, CP NWANKWO
- VELLUM, MARVELLOUS MMESOMACHI IGWE
The winners will be announced on 13th May, 2024. All long-listed entries will be published by Arts Lounge, in a collection to be released on the theme of mental health.
