Thank you to everyone who submitted to the 2019 Short Story Day Africa Prize, Disruption. We’re grateful that writers from across Africa and the diaspora continue to trust us with your stories. We apologise for the delay in announcing the longlist and bringing out the book.
This year has proved, somewhat ironically, to be incredibly disruptive. We’re struggling with a lack of funding, an overwhelmed and understaffed team of volunteers, and all the pressures and anxieties of lockdown and the pandemic on top of everything.
Although we’re behind schedule and facing challenges, we’re committed to producing Disruption. We’re in the final stages of deciding on the longlist, and we hope to have the pleasure of announcing it publicly in the near future.