Finally, the Share Africa Climate Change Fiction Award 2022 judges have ended their challenging work. We are thrilled to announce the shortlist and winning stories as follows:
First Place: “And then the humans came” by Miranda Bonolo Joubert (Botswana)
Second Place: “River of Death” by Thuto Vanessa Seabe (Botswana)
Third Place: “The Hummingbird” by Alex N. Nderitu (Kenya)
Sponsored by Poseidon, the winners will receive USD500, USD300, and USD100 respectively.
These winning entries, alongside two others below that made the shortlist, will soon be published by the Kalahari Review, so be on the outlook for the brilliant reads.
“The Serpent’s Handmaiden” by Vuyokazi Ngemntu (South Africa)
“When Graves Wail” by Kaluwe Haangala (Zambia)
Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you Botswana, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe for trusting us with your amazing stories. We had an amazing time reading them.
This project would not have been possible without the support of our partners: Publiko, CoFutures, Khanyisile.co, Kalahari Review and Poseidon. Le kamoso!!
