The organisers of the Quramo Writers’ Prize have announced the longlists of writers for the 2025 edition of the prize.
The longlist comprised 20 Nigerians and Africans who submitted their unpublished fiction manuscripts for the prize.
Nigeria-based Quramo Publishers founded the prize in 2017 to encourage and stimulate a new community of talented writers and to provide an opportunity for otherwise unexposed talents to achieve publishing recognition and contribute their works to the canonisation of African literature.
The 2025 longlisted writers of the prize are Abisola Junaid, Bazallahi Sabo Abubakar, Charles Adetoye, Chioma Jane Okeagu, Clemence Makondo, Elouise Asem, Ewa Gerald Onyebuchi, Gbemre Daniel Oghenetega, Godfred Dela Duvi, and Haliru Ali Musa.
Others included Harry Onyeogo, Hubaidat Oyinkansola Ishola, Husna Saleh, Kalu Uchechi Shalom, Khayelihle Benghu, Oyeleye Esther Eniola, Rhema Adedipe, Sali Andiamo Siyaya, Súnmisọ́lá Olúdé, and Victor Damilola Garuba.
The shortlist will be announced in late September, before the winner is revealed at the Quramo Festival of Words from October 2-5, 2025.
The winner of the prize will receive a monetary prize and a publishing deal.
Previous winners have been Samuel Monye (2017), Michael Emmanuel (2018), Vivian Onyekachi Ibe (2019), Kadiri Alex (2020), Akinnimi Akintomiwa Oluwaseun (2021), Ibrahim Babatunde Ibrahim (2022), Chiziterem Chijioke (2023), and Arthur Gabriel Yak (2024).
