The shortlist for last week’s ANSA AWARDS FOR CREATIVE WRITING (July 2019, Week 5) is shown below, in the respective categories:

ANSA Poet of the Week Award

The nominees are:

1. AJ Maverick for his poem, Where do broken dreams go?

2. Victoria Ukpaka for her poem, Our society

3. Israel Onoruoiza for his entry, Days will come

ANSA Poetry Collabo of the Week Award

The nominees are:

1. Ifeoma Ike & Isah Ibrahim for their poem, Herdsmen

2. Sammy Okon & Ogbonna Abigail for their poem, Just believe

3. Onome Mukoro & Efemena Akponana for their poem, Sparkles

ANSA Flash Fiction Writer of the Week Award

The nominee is:

Yusuf Muyibat Avosuahi for her entry, A bad good

ANSA Short Story Writer of the Week Award

The nominee is:

Akinwole John Akintayo for his entry, Runner

ANSA Non-Fiction Writer of the Week Award

The nominees are:

1. Owen Peters for his entry, Insecurity waves

2. Alexandria Wilde for her entry, Substance abuse on the march again

3. Ebere Okorocha for her entry, Slay queens