The shortlist for last week’s ANSA AWARDS FOR CREATIVE WRITING (OCTOBER 2019, Week 1) is shown below, in the respective categories:

ANSA Poet of the Week Award

The nominees are:

1. Abimbola Monilola for her entry, Right or left?

2. Anene Ebubechukwu Anthony for his poem, Stanzas from Hades

3. Victoria Ukpaka for her entry, Tears

ANSA Poetry Collabo of the Week Award

The nominees are:

1. Adaobi Okolo & Onyeka Chukwu for their poem, The war

2. Sammy Okon & Ogbonna Abigail for their poem, Narrow escape

3. Abdul Isah & Mariam Mohammed for their poem, What have we done?

ANSA Flash Fiction Writer of the Week Award

1. Yusuf Muyibat Avosuahi for her entry, A sinful saint

2. Adaeze Chukwu for her untitled entry

3. Ogbonna Abigail for her untitled entry

ANSA Short Story Writer of the Week Award

The nominees are:

1. Yusuf Muyibat Avosuahi for her entry, I didn’t leave my children

2. Victoria Ukpaka for her entry, Trepidation

3. Rebecca Simpson for her entry, Shadows

ANSA Non-Fiction Writer of the Week Award

The nominees are:

1. Victoria Ukpaka for her entry, What is sexually attractive about a 2 year old?

2. Monica Brown for her entry, Love: Is it worth it?

3. Owen Peters for his entry, Temptations