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2020 Short Story Contest Finalists
2020 Short Story Contest Finalists
The Mouse Trap

Lily Osei

My name is Osei Gyakyewaa Lily, from a small town called Badu in Ghana, a final year college student studying to become a Physician Assistant. I love reading, listening to music, watching Korean dramas and sometimes, writing. I hope to one day publish a bestseller novel...

Author of Nothing Matters

Ayeni Jonathan

Ayeni Jonathan is a short story writer and a student of Microbiology from Lagos. His works generally explore the tragedies of existence and because of his inclination to thrillers, crime too. Over repeated readings of Dan Brown's ouvre, he has developed a knack for creating intriguing cliffhangers and twists...

The Story of Keb

Seth Moonga

My name is Seth Moonga, I’m Zambian and I’m twenty-two years old. I’m an Agriculture student but literature has always been where my heart is set. The first movie I ever watched was Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and the first book I ever read was Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe...

Author of Soiella

Amber Scott

Amber Scott, from Bloomfield, NJ, has a Bachelors in English Literature from Montclair State University. During the day, Scott works as a Delivery Analyst, but always makes time for writing poetry and short stories. Growing up, Scott loved watching Disney princess movies and learned to appreciate variations of fairy tales. Inspired by “Cinderella,” Scott’s “Soilella” was written as a fantasy for black kids who garden and farm, because digging in dirt and studying bugs can help all of us believe in the magic of growing our own food.

Author of On A Precipice

Ursula M. Abanga

Ursula M. Abanga is Ghanaian. She writes, reads and writes again. In her spare time, she sleeps. She just obtained an undergraduate degree in Business Management and has no idea what to do with it…

Author of Adofo (The Fearless Cub).

Phylix Akorfa Asilevi

My name is Phylix Akorfa Asilevi and I am a writer and a journalist. I come from Ghana. In June, I completed my four year studies at the Ghana Institute of Journalism. Growing up as an African child, a value my parents instilled in me was to always stand up for what is right no matter what. This is what inspired me to write the short story; Adofo (The Fearless Cub)...

Author of Nothing Matters

Ayeni Jonathan

ohn is a Nigerian Baritone and Writer. His works have appeared on Praxismagonline, Agbowó, AfroAnthologySeries, KalahariReview, and elsewhere. He is passionate about Opera and adores Jessye Norman. He holds a certificate of Creative writing from Wesleyan university Connecticut (MOOC). He is an alumnus of Ake and SSDA hotel flow workshops...

Author of The Black Seed

Maame Adwoa Attafuah

I am Maame Adwoa Attafuah, a final year university student. I love creative writing and anything that requires me to use my imagination. I am interested in the renaissance of creative art forms that are talking about the African continent by storm. It is truly inspiring seeing contemporary artists, writers, filmmakers, content creators and so many other creatives retelling the African narrative

Author of Anansi Children

Samantha Erskine

My name is Samantha Erskine and I am a fourth year Economics and Geography university student in Ghana. I love to read and write and belong to a group known as Ink Up that supports and nurtures creatives in my country...

Author of Of-Myth-and-Gods

Otitobunkechukwu Amanda

Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria-Ilozumba Otitobunkechukwu Amanda aka Nwaanyieze is an anti social teenager currently studying Accounting in the University of Lagos. She lives with her parents, siblings and imaginary pet dragon and hopes to move out one day if her mother lets her...

TitleAuthor
The mousetrapLily Osei
The Story of KebMoonga Seth
SoilellaAmber Scott
Rainbow HeroesJohn Otroyin
the Anansi childrenErskine Samantha
Of Myths-GodsIlozumba Amanda
Adofo (The fearless Cub)Phylix Akorfa Asilevi
Nothing MattersJonathan Ayeni
The Black SeedMaame Adwoa Attafuah
On a precipiceUrsula Abanga
Illustration by Carlos Ponce

First Prize : $500

Second Prize : $250

Third Prize : $100

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