Clair Nwaonu 4/15/23 Clair Nwaonu 4/15/23

The Sunday Gospel

I wonder if I could pray for it, but would God honour a prayer of death?

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In conversation with Ani Kayode Somtochukwu, 2023 Afritondo Prize shortlist

Ani Kayode Somtochukwu on his writing

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Alex Kadiri: You don't need anybody's validation or permission. If you really want it, go for it.

A conversation with Alex Kadiri, 2023 Afritondo Short Story Prize shortlist

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"If you have something to say, then say it and find a way to get your voice heard" – In conversation with Ayo Awoyungbo, 2023 Afritondo Prize shortlist

In this interview, Ayo Awoyungbo talks about writing, his writing process and getting shortlisted for the 2023 Afritondo Short Story Prize

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"To create something from nothing" – A conversation with Jenny Robson, 2023 Afritondo Shortlist

Jenny Robson was shortlisted for the 2023 Afritondo Short Story Prize. In this interview, she talks about writing and her short story, The Sister-in-law.

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"The titles of my stories come first"– In conversation with Enit'ayanfe Ayosojumi Akinsanya, 2023 Afritondo Prize shortlist

Enit’Ayanfe Ayosojumi Akinsanya, shortlisted for the 2023 Afritondo Short Story Prize, talks about writing his story story, The Anatomy Of Flying Things

Plangdi Noel Neple 3/25/23 Plangdi Noel Neple 3/25/23

Cracked

I was a simple child then. Intelligent, but simple. I knew I wasn’t like most boys my age. I didn’t like football, nor did I enjoy fighting. I was called a girl so much I’m surprised it didn’t become a nickname.

Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema 3/18/23 Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema 3/18/23

A Good Cop

Alabi’s face began to take on a malevolent contour, but then he got a grip on himself. The poor boy was not responsible for his problems.

Yanjanani L. Banda 3/15/23 Yanjanani L. Banda 3/15/23

Words Like Butter

I want them/to break and contort, come alive with a/fire that cannot be quenched

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Afritondo Short Story Prize Shortlist 2023

The shortlist for the 2023 Afritondo Short Story Prize

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International Women's Day: A look of some of our favourite women writers

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, we appreciate some of the amazing women we have worked with in the last few years. At Afritondo, we champion the works of African women and will continue to do so.

Obinna Emeka 3/8/23 Obinna Emeka 3/8/23

Harmattan

I think of her eyes, wet, as they bade me goodbye from the neighbourhood we shared for a year. A proximity that had made my night visits possible, spontaneous.

Promise Udechukwu 2/22/23 Promise Udechukwu 2/22/23

Homecoming

We let silence speak the words our mouth cannot; we let it tell the tales of her pleas and my forgiveness. Mayme might have been my citizenship insurance at first, but now, she is my wife, the woman I love.

Jarred Thompson 1/28/23 Jarred Thompson 1/28/23

Good Help is Hard to Find

Winner of the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2020.

Azaiouris Zeon 1/16/23 Azaiouris Zeon 1/16/23

Home: Delicate & Dangerous

every eye holds a picture of the / sea angrily beating its shore

Daniel Joe 1/14/23 Daniel Joe 1/14/23

I felt what it was like to fly

I was surprising even myself with all this wisdom. I guess beauty has a way of bringing out the best things in us.

Wale Mariano 12/26/22 Wale Mariano 12/26/22

I Will be Home Next Christmas

A few months back, it would have been a death sentence just to walk these roads—gun or no gun. The war seemed to be truly at its end, and I was on the right side of that end.

Ufuoma Bakporhe 12/25/22 Ufuoma Bakporhe 12/25/22

On Christmas Morn

You had gone to pick up the ornaments and decorations for your photographs and the two beautiful matching pyjamas you had ordered for yourself and him.

Chivimbiso Gava 12/17/22 Chivimbiso Gava 12/17/22

Uncensored

The baby, has a baby / She’s no longer a child / A child she must now bear

Abigail George 12/3/22 Abigail George 12/3/22

The angel tongue of a man who does not love me anymore

No more love / Only the harvest of /golden-yellow sunflowers/ Another summer on hold