The longlist for last week’s ANSA AWARDS FOR CREATIVE WRITING (DECEMBER 2019, Week 2) is shown below, in the respective categories:

ANSA Poet of the Week Award

The nominees are:

1. Alabi Muheez Ajibola Marquez for his poem, Careless buyers of love

2. Victor Apata for his poem, Going soon

3. Akinwole John Akintayo for his poem, What would their thoughts be?

4. Israel Onoruoiza for his poem, Wizard of words

5. Yusuf Muyibat Avosuahi for her poem, My home

6. Abimbola Monilola for her poem, Letter of letters

7. Samuel Junior Irusota for his poem, A boy is a body of fire

ANSA Poetry Collabo of the Week Award

The nominees are:

Akinwole John Akintayo & Alabi Muheez Ajibola for their poem, Uncertainty

ANSA Short Story Writer of the Week Award

The nominees are:

1. Chibundu Joyce for her entry, Broken

2. Paul Okri for his entry, The dictator

ANSA Children’s Literature Writer of the Week Award

The nominees are:

1. Alabi Muheez Ajibola for his entry, A song for the people

2. Samuel Junior Irusota for his entry, A food dance for you Mama

ANSA Quote of the Week Award

The nominees are:

1. Victor Apata

2. Alabi Muheez Ajibola

3. Samuel Junior Irusota

ANSA Non-Fiction Writer of the Week Award

The nominees are:

1. Victor Apata for his entry, The heart

2. Onome Philips for her entry, The revolution

3. Pamela Okeke for her entry, Mr. President

4. Anita Okorie for her entry, Show of shame

5. Adewale Ojo for his entry, Two steps backward

Who gets our ANSA Medal of Honour?

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The shortlist will be announced soonest.

Congrats to all nominees!

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ANSA… for the love of writing

ANSA Nigeria