Longlist of 2020 Aminiya-Trust Hausa Short Story Writing Competition Announced
The longlist of 2020 Aminiya-Trust Hausa Short Story Writing Competition has been recently announced by the organisers. 20 writers out of 268 submissions made it to the list.
The Aminiya-Trust Hausa Short Story Writing Competition is organised by Open Arts Foundation — an arts and literary collective based in Kaduna, Nigeria in collaboration with Gandun Kalmomi. The award is sponsored by Aminiya-Trust newspapers and “hopes to serve as a beacon for the development of Hausa literature.”
The contest opened for submissions on May 15 2020 and closed July 15 2020. Entrants were asked to write short stories in Hausa on the theme “Challenges of Democracy and Politicking in Nigeria” and stand a chance of winning N250,000 as first prize, N150,000 and N100,000 as second and third prize respectively.
Mujahid Ameen Lilo, a literary interviewer with Book O’Clock is among the 20 longlisted writers. See full list below:
- Mubarak Idris Abubakar for Tufka da warwara
- Nasiru kainuwa Hadejiya for Tsalle daya
- Maryam Umar Sakkwato for Kazar kwanci
- Faridat Hussain Mshellia (Mrs Agwash) for Zabin Allah
- Yaseer Kallah for Komai Nisan Dare…
- Mujaheed Amin lilo for Qawalwalniya
- Ismail Gambo for Ci Ga Rashi
- Sadiq Tijjani inuwa for Romon Baka
- Salim Yunusa for Tsaka Mai Wuya
- Basira Sabo Nadabo for Baki Guba Ne
- Hajara Ahmad Hussaini for Igiyar Linkaya
- Ubaidah Usman for Ranar kin Dillanci
- Rufaida Umar Ibrahim for Dimokuraɗiyyar Talaka
- Aisha B Nasir for Labarin Asiya Da Sulaiman
- Mustapha Sufyanu Jikan Malam for Hassada Ga Mai Rabo
- Rufai Abubakar Adam for Kotun Allah Ya Isa!
- Yakubu Saidu (bn Saeed) for Fan ,Tava Sama
- Habib Galadanchi PhD for Baban Najeriya
- Saifullahi Lawal Imam for Rana Daya
- Habib Sani Yahya for Yanayi
The top 15 entries will be curated into anthology while the top three will be announced/awarded at a ceremony slated to hold on 2 January, 2021 at Kaduna, Nigeria.
Congratulations to all who made it to the longlist.
