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Brigitte Poirson Literature Prize 2024: The Shortlist Revealed!

<body><div class&equals;"booster-block booster-read-block">&NewLine; <div class&equals;"twp-read-time">&NewLine; &Tab;<i class&equals;"booster-icon twp-clock"><&sol;i> <span>Read Time&colon;<&sol;span>1 Minute&comma; 28 Second <&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine; <&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>We’re thrilled to reveal <span style&equals;"margin&colon; 0px&semi; padding&colon; 0px&semi;">the <em>Brigitt<&sol;em><&sol;span>e Poirson Literature Prize &lpar;BPLP&rpar; 2024 shortlist&excl; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>These standout entries which wowed our judges are&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Poetry&colon;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ol class&equals;"wp-block-list">&NewLine;<li>HOME IS A FOUR LETTERED WORD BEYOND MY REACH by Abdulwahab Fatima Zahara<&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<li>ROOM GHAZAL by Chiwenite Onyekwelu<&sol;li>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<li>MEMORY IS A BIRD by Agboola Tariq 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1080w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;www&period;wrr&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;12&sol;BPLP-2024-SHORTLIST-POETRY&period;png&quest;resize&equals;768&percnt;2C768&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1 768w" sizes&equals;"&lpar;max-width&colon; 750px&rpar; 100vw&comma; 750px" loading&equals;"lazy"><&sol;figure><&sol;div><div class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;slide"><figure><img width&equals;"1080" height&equals;"1080" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;www&period;wrr&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;12&sol;BPLP-2024-SHORTLIST-POETRY&period;jpg&quest;fit&equals;1080&percnt;2C1080&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;image" alt&equals;"" object-fit&equals;"contain" srcset&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;www&period;wrr&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;12&sol;BPLP-2024-SHORTLIST-POETRY&period;jpg&quest;w&equals;1080&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1 1080w&comma; https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;www&period;wrr&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;12&sol;BPLP-2024-SHORTLIST-POETRY&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;768&percnt;2C768&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1 768w" sizes&equals;"&lpar;max-width&colon; 750px&rpar; 100vw&comma; 750px" loading&equals;"lazy"><&sol;figure><&sol;div><&sol;amp-carousel><amp-selector id&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-pagination&lowbar;&lowbar;1" class&equals;"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-custom amp-pagination" on&equals;"select&colon;wp-block-jetpack-slideshow&lowbar;&lowbar;amp-carousel&lowbar;&lowbar;1&period;goToSlide&lpar;index&equals;event&period;targetOption&rpar;" layout&equals;"container"><button option&equals;"0" class&equals;"swiper-pagination-bullet" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"button" aria-label&equals;"Go to slide 1" selected><&sol;button><button option&equals;"1" class&equals;"swiper-pagination-bullet" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"button" aria-label&equals;"Go to slide 2"><&sol;button><button option&equals;"2" class&equals;"swiper-pagination-bullet" tabindex&equals;"0" role&equals;"button" aria-label&equals;"Go to slide 3"><&sol;button><&sol;amp-selector><&sol;div><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>These exceptional entries are competing for a &dollar;300 cash prize shared by the category winners&comma; a digital chapbook publishing deal&comma; and features in both the December issue of <em>Cọ́nscìò Magazine<&sol;em> and the 2024 BPLP e-anthology&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Mark your calendars—the winners will be revealed on Saturday&comma; December 28&comma; 2024&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity">&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The judges for the BPLP 2024 include Iquo DianaAbasi&comma; an acclaimed writer&comma; editor&comma; and performer whose works have explored themes of womanhood&comma; the environment&comma; and humanity&semi; &lbrack;Su’ur E&period;&rsqb; Su’eddie Vershima Agema&comma; a multiple-award-winning writer&comma; cultural activist&comma; development practitioner&comma; and editor&semi; Brigitte Poirson&comma; a French poet&comma; editor&comma; and educationist who has devoted herself to promoting African poetry and literature&semi; and Kukogho Samson&comma; an accomplished writer&comma; communications professional&comma; arts administrator&comma; and publisher who has fostered literary excellence throughout his career&period; They also judged <a 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