35 Poets Make 2018 Babishai-Niwe Poetry Award's Longlist
The 2018 Babishai-Niwe Poetry Award has announced a longlist of 35 names.
Twenty-six (26) of the longlist are from Nigerian, Three (3) from Kenya, Two (2) from Zimbabwe; while one (1) poet each from South Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Malawi, made it to the list.
The 2018 Award judged by Remi Raj, Rehema Nanfuka, and Alfred Msadala produced the following longlist:
Stephen Ogunfoworin (Nigeria)
Janet Kali (Kenya)
Marial Awendit (South Sudan)
Adedayo Adeyemi Agarau (Nigeria)
Osadolor Osayande (Nigeria)
Madu Chisom Kingdavid (Nigeria)
Olamide Adio Olanrewaju (Nigeria)
Ayodele Sosegbon (Nigeria)
Mhraf Worku (Ethiopia)
Onele Peter-Cole (Nigeria)
Rex Omonla (Nigeria)
David John Esu (Nigeria)
Babalola Joseph O (Nigeria)
Olabode Olanrewaju (Nigeria)
George Gumikiriza (Uganda)
Chiedozie Kelechi Danjuma (Nigeria)
Bo Chacha (Nigeria)
Lod Nael (Nigeria)
Muna Chinedu (Nigeria)
Badmus Jabril (Nigeria)
Darlington Chibueze Anuonye (Nigeria)
Kazeem Adeyomola Ismail (Nigeria)
Tariro Ndoro (Zimbabwe)
Ogwiji Ehi-kowochio Blessing (Nigeria)
Grace Sharra (Malawi)
Yakeeb (Nigeria)
Badmus Jubril (Nigeria)
Wafula p’Khisa (Kenya)
Boluwatife Afolabi (Nigeria)
Zibusiso Mpofu (Zimbabwe)
Samson Abanni (Nigeria)
Okwudili Nebeolisa (Nigeria)
Daniel Many Owiti (Kenya)
Timothy Ojo (Nigeria)
Salawu Olajide (Nigeria)
The winner of this year Award will be announced at the 2018 Babishai-Niwe Poetry Festival from 3-6 August, in Kapchorwa and Mbale, Uganda.
Founded in 2009 by Uganda’s Beverly Nambozo Nsengiyunva, director of Babishai-Niwe Poetry Foundation, the BN Poetry Award was originally aimed at highlighting poetry by Ugandan women.
The first winners were Lilian Akampurira Aujo in 2009, Sophie Brenda Alal in 2010), Sanyu Kisaka in 2011, and Susan Piwang in 2012.
After the prize was expanded to all African poets, the winners were Tom Jalio in 2014, Adeeko Ibukun in 2015, and Sanya Noel and Moyosore Orimoloye in 2016.
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