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View fullsize Congratulations to Gift Nyoni, the winner of the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2025 🎊 👏 

A big thank you to everyone who played a part in the success of this year's edition of the prize.

An anthology of the longlisted stories will be published in t
View fullsize The winner of the 2025 Afritondo Short Story Prize is the Zimbabwean writer, Gift Nyoni, for his short story, Heat.

On "Heat", the judges said: Propulsive and compulsively readable, "Heat" is a story about movement and its attend
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Join us for two unforgettable Afritondo events:

✨ Barefaced: An Evening with Our Short Story Shortlist

🏆 The Prizegiving Ceremony

Don’t miss your chance to hear from some of the best Black writers, conne
View fullsize You are warmly invited to join us for Barefaced: The Stories We Hide, The Stories We Tell - an evening with the 2025 Afritondo Short Story Prize shortlist.

[Register for free at afritondo.com/events (link in bio)]

Every year, the Afritondo Short St
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View fullsize 📢 The shortlist for the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2025 will be announced on Friday, April 18, 2025. Watch this space.

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