Old and new voices have emerged on the short list of the Association of Nigerian Authors prizes for 2021.
ANA, a baby of legendary writers such as Chinua Achebe, has staged its awards for decades, in an aura defined by consistent integrity.
On the list are widely travelled Onyeka Onwule; lecturer at the Kwara State University, Malete, Kehinde Akano, and several others.
Below is the list:
Shortlists for 2021 ANA PRIZES Released
The 2021 ANA Prizes finalists have just been announced in no particular order:
ANA 2021 PROSE FICTION PRIZE
The Strangers of Braamfontein by Onyeka Nwelue
What If… Linda Jumai Mustafa
The Conquest of Azenga by I. Harry Hagher
A Part of Stone by Binna Nengi-Ilagha
A Person of Heft by Bolaji Olatunde
A Dance of the Wizard by Paul Vihimga Abuul
ANA 2021 DRAMA PRIZE
Homecoming by Chetachi Igbokwe
The Mudskippers by Peter Omoko
Pajepolobi by Kehinde Akano
ANA 2021 POETRY PRIZE
Nka by Nwachukwu Egbunike
Turns of Thoughts by Andrew Bula
Rumbling Sky by Stephen Kekeghe
An Angel on the Piano by Onyeka Nwelue
Let Me Die Another Day by Regina Achie-Nege
Emirate Blues and Home Resistance by Kehinde Akano
Slit Drum and Metal Gong by Onyebuchi Nwosu
A Spring of Longings by Davidson Chimezie Iwunze
Where the Light Enters You by Saviour Gbadamosi
The Road from Chibok to Dapchi by Mohammad Alwali Kazir
ANA 2021 CHILDREN’S LITERATURE PRIZE
Phantom Forest by Chuma Anikwata
King Little Finger and other Stories by Yemi Ajagbe
A Girl Called Corona Sofia by Jide Ogunlana
