The Inaugural Evaristo Prize Has Two Winners! Congratulations to Feranmi Ariyo and Gracia “Cianga” Mwamba

The African Poetry Book Fund is thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural Evaristo Prize for African Poetry (formerly the Brunel International Prize for African Poetry).  

Judges Gabeba Baderoon (Chair), Tjawangwa Dema, and Tsitsi Jaji have selected two winners for this year’s prize: Gracia “Cianga” Mwamba (Congo/USA) for “Congo, seen from the heavens” and Feranmi Ariyo (Nigeria) for “He Reads a Cancer Booklet.” Chosen from amongst six short-listed finalists, Mwamba and Ariyo will each receive a prize of $750. 

To read Ariyo’s prize-winning poems, click here.

To read Mwamba’s prize-winning poems, click here.

For more info on the inaugural Evaristo Prize, click here to read the full announcement. And for information regarding the history of the Evaristo Prize, eligibility requirements, our next submission period, and more… click here!