Awele Creative Trust

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[Awele Creative Trust @AweleCreative]

Congratulations to our ACT 2025 winner. The winning story, 'In the Shade of the Branch', was praised by our judges as “a haunting, masterfully paced narrative, transitioning from the sluggish, oppressive heat of the city to the frantic, timed search during a curfew. “

[Frances Ogamba @FrancesOgamba]

Join us on Saturday, April 11 at 1pm CST as I chat with these brilliant authors! @chikaunigwe and Mubanaga Kalimamukwento. Zoom link here: https://t.co/ptINeltgRc.

[Awele Creative Trust @AweleCreative]

@Dera_Writes Congratulations!

[Awele Creative Trust @AweleCreative]

@chikaunigwe

[Awele Creative Trust @AweleCreative]

4/
The following three stories have been shortlisted for their
exceptional craft and thematic resonance:

A Fragile Language by Chidera Anikpe

In The Shade of The Branch by Ridwan Badamasi

The Light Between Us by Ikechukwu Henry
Congratulations!

[Awele Creative Trust @AweleCreative]

3/These stories are united by
their profound explorations of loss, ranging from the biological and
physical to the deeply emotional, and the "fragile languages"
characters use to navigate their loss.

[chika unigwe @chikaunigwe]

Thsnks!!!

[Awele Creative Trust @AweleCreative]

6/The future of writing in Naija is bright!!!!

[Awele Creative Trust @AweleCreative]

1/We are delighted to announce this year’s longlist.
The judges noted that the selection process was particularly challenging.

[Awele Creative Trust @AweleCreative]

5/Naomi Onyeanakwe — Second Coming
Chidera Anikpe — A Fragile Language
Okoro Cletus — American Brother
Ridman Badamasi — In the Shade of the Branch
Harry Onyeogo — Maria
Ikechukwu Henry — The Light Between Us
Evelyn Umenyi — A Fierce and Quiet Thing

[Awele Creative Trust @AweleCreative]

Our longlist will drop soon!! We cannot wait to share it with you

[Awele Creative Trust @AweleCreative]

Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit an entry to our competition. Your participation is what makes this competition possible.
We wish you all the very best of luck and look forward to announcing the results soon.

[Anthony Azekwoh @AnthonyAzekwoh]

This was the first prize I won almost 10 years ago and gave me a lot of confidence to keep going.
Deadline ends in a couple weeks, make sure you apply!

[Awele Creative Trust @AweleCreative]

We are open for business!! Good luck and get writing

[AkeArts&BookFestival @akefestival]

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Olayinka Yaqub @olayinka_yaqub is a Lagos-based Nigerian writer. His short works of fiction have won the Sandra Whiteley's Prize for Children's Literature, the Awele Creative Trust Award,