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We are thrilled to announce the longlist for the Brigitte Poirson Literature Prize (BPLP) 2023!
The remarkable pieces that have been selected by the esteemed panel of judges for BPLP 2023 from over 200 entries received in both the poetry and short story categories are as follows:
Poetry:
- ONE DAY I WILL COME TO YOU AS A BREAKTHROUGH by Philip Chijioke Abonyi
- THE DEBRIS OF BROKEN METAPHORS by Abubakar Auwal
- STORIED RESONANCE by Opeyemi Mensah Felix Bello
- THE HILL WE MUST CLIMB by OLAJUWON Joseph Olumide
- AUTOPSY OF A DEAD COUNTRY by Olalekan Daniel Kehinde
- DO YOU EVER WONDER? by Martha Akintelu
- OPAQUE SKINS: ALL THE THINGS WE HIDE by Osieka Osinimu Alao
- THIS IS HOW WE TEACH THE ENGLISH ALPHABETS by Nasiba Babale
- BABA by Fatima Abdullahi
- DEEP IN THE LULL by Peter Itanka
- CŌNFESSIŌNEM by Chiwenite Onyekwelu
- I AM MY ANCESTORS WILDEST DREAMS by Maryam Yusuf
- REKINDLING by Jewo Oghenetega
- WE/MEN ARE WHO/MAN by Adedire Peter
- TEN STEPS TO REDEMPTION by Alobu Kelechi Emmanuel
- THERE ARE CREVICES IN YOUR PALM by Ifiokobong Etuk
- PSALM by Chinedu Gospel
- NOTES ON GRIEF by Wisdom C. Nwoga
- DISPLACEMENT by Sodiq Alabi
- FOR THE GAPING QUIET by Abdulrazaq Salihu
Short Story:
- THE THREAD THAT HELD OUR DREAMS by Awwal Owolabi
- AN ANAGRAM OF ‘THIS’ by Oladimeji Adam Adedayo
- MINE ALONE by Anthony Ukwuoma
- A TRACT OF ALIEN THINGS by Elisha Oluyemi
- THE NIGHTS I CARRY by Divine Inyang Titus
- A PARTIAL ECLIPSE IN FEBRUARY by Tochukwu Precious Eze
- THE RETURN OF THE PALM OIL GIRL by Hussani Abdulrahim
- CRADLED by Nnaemeka Nnam
- SOME THINGS ARE BETTER EXPOSED by Ewa Gerald Onyebuchi
- RUINED EXPECTATIONS by Praise Nmesomachi Olive Nwachukwu
These distinguished entries are in the running for remarkable recognition, including a $300 cash prize, a chapbook publishing contract, and the opportunity to be featured in the 2023 BPLP anthology.
Click here to read more about the Brigitte Poirson Literature Prize and past winners of the Prize and learn about the esteemed panel of judges for BPLP 2023.
