THE BRUNEL UNIVERSITY AFRICAN POETRY PRIZE: 2014 Shortlist
Sacramento-based poet among the shortlisted. Shortlist Announcement: PRESS RELEASE This is the second year of The Brunel University African Poetry Prize, a major new poetry prize of £3000 aimed at the development, celebration and promotion of poetry from Africa. The prize is sponsored by Brunel University and Commonwealth Writers. Last year the prize was won by Somali poet, Warsan Shire, who has since been awarded an American publisher for her poetry, travelled to six countries as a writer and become the first Young Poet Laureate for London. T he winner will be announced on 12th May 2014.
The judges this year are poets, critics and academics: Kwame Dawes, Kadija George, Daljit Nagra, Mpalive Msiska and Chair, Bernardine Evaristo. Out of 579 entries, the judges produced a shortlist of six poets, none of whom has yet published a full length poetry book. The shortlisted poets are: Viola Allo from Cameroon; Inua Ellams from Nigeria;
Amy Lukau from Angola; Nick Makoha f