The Unserious Collective, a renowned literary organization, has unveiled its longlist for the 2024 Fellowship program. This year’s list features a diverse group of poets from across the country, all vying for a share of the 2 million Nigerian Naira prize pool. The list includes JAY Lit Issue 7 contributor, Timi Sanni.
The longlist for the Unserious Collective Fellowship 2024 includes:
- AbdulRaheem AbdulBasit
- Chiwenite Onyekwelu
- Gospel Chinedu
- Blessing Anaso
- Kei Vough Korede
- Adesiyan Oluwapelemi
- Samuel A. Adeyemi
- Iyanuoluwa Adenle
- Dokubo-Asari Habiba
- Everest Udochukwu
- Timi Sanni
- Nket Godwin
- Taiwo Hassan
- ILIYA, Kambai Dennis
- Precious Chidera Harrison
- S. Abdulwash’h Olaitan
- Prince Gershom
- Sale Tamani Tatiana
- Clement Abayomi
- Daniel Oriseadike
Aimed to support and nurture emerging Nigerian poets, each group of four poets on the longlist will receive a substantial cash prize of N500,000.
The shortlist will be announced on October 31, followed by the unveiling of the Fellows on November 15.
Congratulations to Timi, and all the remarkable writers who made the longlist!
Bongiwe T. Maphosa
Bongiwe Maphosa is a budding author with a passion for storytelling. With her thought-provoking narratives, she takes her readers on a literary adventure. Bongiwe's works on the human condition from a fresh perspective have earned her recognition and publications in the Avbob Poetry Anthology of 2019, The Writer's Club of South Africa 2021, and JAY Lit in 2021. She hopes to cement her place in the literary community.
