The Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects (SEHP) – the charity organisation of Ghana’s Second Lady Samira Bawumia – has awarded 30 writers for their exceptional prowess in the literacy space.
The winners of the 2022 Samira Bawumia Literature Prize Awards were from various categories that included fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry. The winners were chosen from the over 1000 entries received for this year’s edition.
The winners – Gabriel Awuah Mainoo, Phinehas Osei and Henneh Kwaku Kyere – for the poetry, short fiction and non fiction categories respectively each took home a certificate, GHC 5000, a laptop and other souvenirs.
These writers now have the chance to get their works published in an anthology to help promote their works in the literacy space.
Speaking at the awards ceremony held at the University of Ghana, the Second Lady, Samira Bawumia urged Ghanaians to patronise the works of local writers to help boost their income.
“We need to cultivate the habit of seeking our Ghanaian writers and reading their works and so as to promote the act and also give them an income,” she said.
The Samira Bawumia Literature Prize is open to Ghanaians living in Ghana, aged between 18 and 30 at the time of the closing date. Entries must be original and entirely your own work.
Reporting by Seyram Abdallah in Accra
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