The Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) has released the names of the shortlisted winners of the 2022 Literary Awards. The shortlist for this year (In no particular order) is as follows;
For novels, the shortlisted books and authors are ‘NEW CURRENCY’ by Ajoa Yeboah-Afari, ‘THE ILLEGITIMATE PRINCE’ by Empi Baryeh, and ‘URBAN SOJOURN’ by Solomon Kuu-Ire.
For short story category, we have ‘MARIAH’S WONDER’ by Doris Akosua Tay.
In the category of spoken word, there is the ‘THE MAN KWAME NKRUMAH’ by Osman Abraham Lincoln, ‘I AM NOT A MOTHER’ by Apiorkor Seyram Ashong – Abbey and ‘LETTER TO OSAGYEFO DR. KWAME NKRUMAH’ by Nana Fredua -Agyeman Jnr.
In the area of poetry there are ‘AGURIBOMA’ Azaks Gandaah, ‘LYRICAL TEXTILES’ by Gabriel Awuah Mainoo, ‘MY GENERATION AND OTHER POEMS’ by Victor Nana Odei Ofei.
In the category of children’s story book there are ‘SLUM FORMULA’ by Silas Selorm, ‘EVEN WHEN YOUR VOICE SHAKES’ by Ruby Yayra Goka, and ‘KING GOAT APONKYE’ by Mariska Araba Taylor-Darko.
In creative non-fiction there are ‘REVITALISING MISSION AND MISSIOLOGY’ by Vincent Anane Denteh, ‘STEPS FOR THE PROGRESS OF THE BLACK RACE’ by Richard D Nimako and ‘FAITH TO CONQUER AND STEP OUT’ by Kofi Adjei.
For the category of Ghanaian Language Special Award, there is ‘MFANTSE NSENII NA NSIESIE’ by Ebenezer Koomson.
For the category of math and science special award there is ‘The Adventures of Hurricane and Tornado’. (Part 2. Bringing the water home) by Godfred Edusei Derkyi and ‘Practical Decision Support Resources for Cardiovascular Diseases’ by Michael Opoku Agyemang.
For the ‘Special Award to Youngest Entrant’ by Rachel Yram Perpetual Brain Tugbedzo (More Nice City)
The press release was issued by the 6th GAW Literary Awards Committee.
