The Golden Baobab Prizes for African children\u2019s literature have revealed the 14 stories that made it onto their longlist for 2014.<\/p>\n
Selected from a total of 210 stories received from 13 countries across the continent, this longlist showcases some of the finest African writers and African children\u2019s stories today. With four writers each, Ghana and South Africa are the four most represented nationalities on the longlist.<\/p>\n
Other countries that had writers on the list were Egypt, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. The longlist represents stories submitted to the Golden Baobab Prize for Picture Books and the Golden Baobab Prize for Early Chapter Books. No story from the Golden Baobab Prize for Rising Writers made it onto the 2014 longlist.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the prizes\u2019 evaluation and selection processes, the Prize Coordinator, Delali Kumapley commented, \u201cstories submitted to the Golden Baobab Prizes go through an incredibly exhaustive evaluation process. We have a team of about thirty people from all over Africa and around the world that read and score each story. A winning story for the Golden Baobab Prizes gets evaluated at most six times by different readers. This year\u2019s longlist represents a very strong crop of African writers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now in its sixth year, the Golden Baobab Prizes inspire the creation of enthralling African children\u2019s stories by African writers. To date, the prizes have received nearly 2000 stories from all over Africa.<\/p>\n
In 2013, to increase its support of the African children\u2019s literature industry, the organization, Golden Baobab, introduced the brand new the Golden Baobab Prizes for African Illustrators. This prize will complement Golden Baobab’s efforts in literature by discovering and celebrating Africa\u2019s most exciting artists and illustrators who are creating images to tell stories to children.<\/p>\n
According to the Executive Director for Golden Baobab, Deborah Ahenkorah, \u201cGolden Baobab is dedicated to the mission of championing the finest African stories for children and celebrating the people who create these stories. In 2014, we dedicated $20,000 to our prizes alone. We hope to do even more. We are wildly encouraged by the promise we see in the 2014 longlist.\u201d<\/p>\n
The shortlist for the Golden Baobab Prizes for African literature will be announced on 30th<\/sup>\u00a0October, 2014.\u00a0\u00a0The winners for the Golden Baobab Prizes for Literature as well as the winners of Golden Baobab Prizes for Illustrators will be announced on 13th<\/sup>\u00a0November, 2014.<\/p>\n Below are the titles and writers on the 2014 longlist:<\/p>\n Early Chapter Book Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n Ricky Dankwa Ansong (Ghana) \u2013\u00a0Kweku Ananse: The Tale of the Wolf and the Moon<\/em><\/p>\n Jayne Bauling (South Africa) \u2013\u00a0The Saturday Dress<\/em><\/p>\n Mamle Wolo (Ghana) \u2013\u00a0Flying through Water<\/em><\/p>\n Mary Okon Ononokpono (Nigeria) \u2013\u00a0Talulah the Time Traveller<\/em><\/p>\n Bontle Senne (South Africa) \u2013\u00a0The Monster at Midnight<\/em><\/p>\n Hillary Molenje Namunyu (Kenya) \u2013\u00a0Teddy Mapesa and the Missing Cash<\/em><\/p>\n Dina Mousa (Egypt) \u2013\u00a0The Sunbird and Fatuma<\/em><\/p>\n Picture Book Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n Katherine Graham (South Africa) \u2013\u00a0The Lemon Tree<\/em><\/p>\n Aleya Kassam (Kenya) \u2013\u00a0The Jacaranda Tree<\/em><\/p>\n Kwame Aidoo (Ghana) \u2013\u00a0The Tale of Busy Body Bee<\/em><\/p>\n Mandy Collins (South Africa) \u2013\u00a0There is a Hyena in my Kitchen<\/em><\/p>\n Mike Mware (Zimbabwe) \u2013\u00a0The Big Ball<\/em><\/p>\n Shaleen Keshavjee-Gulam (Kenya) \u2013\u00a0Malaika\u2019s Magical Kiosk<\/em><\/p>\n Portia Dery (Ghana) \u2013\u00a0Grandma\u2019s List<\/em><\/p>\n –<\/strong><\/p>\n Source: goldenbaobab.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Golden Baobab Prizes for African children\u2019s literature have revealed the 14 stories that made it onto their longlist for 2014. Selected from a total of 210 stories received from 13 countries across the continent, this longlist showcases some of the finest African writers and African children\u2019s stories today. With four writers each, Ghana and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":46849,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[2131,2132,6,33],"yoast_head":"\n