This is a branch of Writers Space Africa (WSA) aimed at encouraging creative writing amongst writers of Cameroonian descent. Reading & writing are our key words
๐พ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ต๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฐ๐บ๐ป ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ 2025 ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐' ๐จ๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ฌ๐ช๐พ๐จ).
Congratulations to all the 20 poets who made it this far.
Special thanks to all the judges
๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ ๐พ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ' ๐ผ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ (๐๐๐พ๐๐ผ)
2025 ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
After thoroughly reviewing the longlisted poems multiple times, the judges faced a challenging task in selecting the top 10 finalists.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to be read all over Africa and win a prize while at it.
We eagerly await your submissions.
#awc2025#wanjohi#AWA#AWTA#wakini#lesotho
๐ข YECWA 2025 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! ๐ฅโจ
We are thrilled to unveil the Young English Cameroonian Writers Award (YECWA) 2025 with the theme: Rethinking Drums!
๐ Prizes:
๐ฅ 1st Prize: 150,000 FCFA
๐ฅ 2nd Prize: 100,000 FCFA
๐ฅ 3rd Prize: 75,000 FCFA
Ladies and gentlemen, pen lords and pen ladies, wake up! Let's dance to the rhythm of the drums. The 2025 edition of the Young English Cameroonian Writers' Award (YECWA) is around the corner.
Happy New Year to our amazing literati community!
We started this journey with you and we are glad that with you, 2025 will be a year of many fruitful projects.
Thank you for being a part of our success stories. ๐๐พ
๐ฅ to open doors ๐ช
YECWA 2024 SHORTLIST
The journey has been long, our judges had to read, read and read poems to be able to separate the top best from the best and here we are with the best shortlisted poems of the 22 best received for the longlist.
O.F.F.I.C.I.A.L
YECWA 2024 LONGLIST
Dear Literati community, after a long wait and a thorough and judicious work done by our judges, we finally have our longlist. We initially needed 20 poems but due to the peculiarity of many, 22 were long-listed.
Congratulations to all!
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐ผ 2024 ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐
๐ต๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐ (born Kenneth Nsah) PhD, is an award-winning, multilingual poet, writer, childrenโs author, literary critic, and interdisciplinary scholar from Cameroon Writing in English, French, and Mbessa.
@nsahmala1
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A heartfelt thank you to our partners and sponsors for making it all possible.๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ
Mark your calendarsโAWC 2025 takes us to Lesotho!
See you there!๐
It's a privilege for me to be working on the British council's Palestine Language for Resilience remote theatre project, Voices Across Worlds.
This is a fantastic project that aims to elevate young voices through personal narratives.
Did you know that,
You can earn up to ($248) - 150 0000 FCFA as a writer??
By participating in the YOUNG ENGLISH CAMEROONIAN WRITERS' AWARD (YECWA) you stand a chance to win this cash prize and a lot more than just cash...
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