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Writivism Short Story Prize

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The Writivism Short Story Prize and Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction are a pair of annual literary awards for work by emerging writers living in Africa. The Writivism Short Story Prize, for short fiction, was established in 2013. The Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction was established in 2016.[1]

In 2016, the Koffi Addo Writivism Prize for Creative Nonfiction was established, organised by the Center for African Cultural Excellence (CACE). In its first year the Koffi Addo Prize was only open to Ghanaians, but in subsequent years it was open to any writer from the African continent.[2]

Winners of the Writivism Short Story Prize

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Year Winning Author Winning Title Also shortlisted
2013 Anthea Paelo (Uganda) Picture Frames Nassanga Rashidah Sarah, The Sidewalk
Kathryn Kazibwe, Together
Emmeline Bisiikwa, The Shadow
Paul Kisakye, Emotional Roller Coaster
2014 Saaleha Idrees Bamjee (South Africa) Out of the Blue Wise Nzikie Ngasa (Cameroon), Devils
Saaleha Bhamjee, Lunatic
Kelechi Njoku (Nigeria), Survived By
Ssekandi Ronald Sseguja (Uganda), Walls and Borders
2015 Pemi Aguda (Nigeria) Caterer, Caterer Adeola Opeyemi (Nigeria), Being a Man
Dayo Adewunmi Ntwari (Rwanda), Devil's Village
Saaleha Bhamjee (South Africa), Dream
Nnedinma Jane Kalu (Nigeria), Social Studies
2016 Acan Innocent Immaculate (Uganda) SunDown Gloria Mwaniga Odary (Kenya), Boyi
Laure Gnagbé Blédou (Ivory Coast), Je ne suis pas rentree
Abu Amirah (Kenya), The Swahilification of Mutembei
Aito Osemegbe Joseph (Nigeria), The List
2017 Munachim Amah (Nigeria) Stolen Pieces[3] Saaleha Bhamjee (South Africa), Fairies
Régine Gwladys Lebouda (Cameroon), Mobache
Andrew C. Dakalira (Malawi), The (Un)Lucky Ones
Blessing J. Christopher (Nigeria), This Story Has No End
2018 Mbogo Ireri (Kenya) Hopes and Dreams Mali Kambandu (Zambia), A Photograph
Obinna Jones (Nigeria), A River Ends in an Ocean
2019 Resoketswe Manenzhe (South Africa) Maserumo[4] Frances Ogamba (Nigeria), Ghana Boy
Vuyelwa Maluleke (South Africa), Tale[5]

Winners of the Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction

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Year Winning Author Winning Title Also shortlisted
2016 Yvette Tetteh (Ghana) Lost Futures, or A Guide to Losing Love Ama Asantewa Diaka (Ghana), Missing Wombs
Kofi Konadu Berko (Ghana), Another One of Those
2017 Charles King (South Africa) Meat Bomb[2][3] Vivian Uchechi Ogbonna (Nigeria), A Long Way From Home
Sada Malumfashi (Nigeria), Finding Binyavanga
2018 Chisanga Mukuka (Zambia) Belonging Ope Adedeji (Nigeria), Women Who Bleed Colours
Karis Onyemenam (Nigeria), The Child and its Many Faces
2019 Frances Ogamba (Nigeria) The Valley of Memories[4] Kanyinsola Olorunnisola (Nigeria), The Comedian
Eugene Yakubu (Nigeria), How to Wear Your Body
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References

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  1. ^ Jennifer Malec, 2019 Writivism Short Story Prize and Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Non-fiction shortlists announced, Johannesburg Review of Books, May 20, 2019. Accessed December 5, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Otosirieze Obi-Young, The 2017 Writivism Kofi Addo Prize for Nonfiction Goes to South Africa’s Charles King, Brittle Paper, August 23, 2017. Accessed December 5, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Bamuturaki Musinguzi, Nigeria, South Africa win at writivism, The East African, August 26, 2017. Accessed December 5, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Otosirieze Obi-Young, The 2019 Writivism Prizes Awarded to Nigeria’s Frances Ogamba & South Africa’s Resoketswe Manenzhe, Brittle Paper, August 20, 2019. Accessed December 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Bamuturaki Musinguzi, 2019 Writivism Prize shortlists announced, The East African, June 7, 2019. Accessed December 5, 2020.