YVONNE VERA AWARD UPDATE

Intwasa Short Story Competition 2024
(Dr. Yvonne Vera Award)
UPDATE

We are excited to announce that we received 136 entries for this year's competition!
The stories came from across Zimbabwe and even from Zimbabweans in the diaspora, including Canada South Africa, Botswana, Tanzania, and more.
The judges are hard at work, and we’ll be revealing the long-list of 20 stories by the end of September 2024!

A big thank you to all the talented writers who submitted their stories.

Stay tuned for more updates!

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