We are pleased to announce the 2013 PEN Nigeria/Saraba Poetry Prize. The longlist was selected by the publishers and poetry editor from the poems published in Saraba Magazine in 2012.
Jumoke Verissimo will select the shortlist, and Chuma Nwokolo will decide the winning poem
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The Longlist:
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- “Tales One Shouldn’t Tell Often” — Su’eddie Vershima Agema
- “Masquerades”—Frank-Ito Hilary
- “What Caused the Maiden’s Laughter” —Joshua Osemenho
- “Intervention”—Uchechukwu Agodom
- “The Old Riverbank”—Tonye Willie–Pepple
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The Shortlist:
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To be announced on Wednesday, November 27, 2013.
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The Winning Poem:
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To be announced on Saturday, December 21, 2013 during the December edition of Artmosphere, in Ibadan, Nigeria
