Meet the Winners of our African Human Rights Playwriting Prize

 

MEET THE WINNERS OF OUR AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS PLAYWRITING PRIZE

 

 

STEPHANIE MWUESE, ABUGHDYER

 

Stephanie Mwuese, ABUGHDYER is from Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State. Author of “Sons of the Earth” and “Monster in my marrows”, Stephanie is also an administrator and an aspiringe academic.

 

She holds a B.Ed English honours, M.A Intenational Relations and Strategic Studies all at the Benue State University, Makurdi and has currently rounded up studies for a masters in English Education at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi.

 

When she is not reading or writing, Stephanie enjoys travelling. She lives in Makurdi in a house full of relatives at the moment. 

 

 

ALEXANDER NDERITU

 

Alexander Nderitu is a multi-hyphenated Kenyan writer with a strong belief in justice, equality, and racial harmony. He is currently the Deputy Secretary-General of Kenyan PEN and a Regional Editor for TheTheatreTimes.com. His poetry has appeared in the World Poetry Almanac and the World Poetry Yearbook. His debut play, Hannah and the Angel, was translated into Japanese and Arabic. His most recent work is a stage play about Prof. Wangari Maathai who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. In 2017, Business Daily newspaper named Nderitu one of Kenya’s ‘Top 40 Under 40 Men’. In 2020, he was shortlisted for the Collins Elesiro Literature Prize.

 

 

ARI-AJIA OLANREWAJU

 

Ari-Ajia Olanrewaju is a bibliophile who writes both in Yoruba Language and English Language. He writes the three genres.

 

 

VICTOR OLA-MATTHEW

 

Victor Ola-Matthew is a Nigerian storyteller. A lover of the arts, his work has appeared in Everyday Journal, A Cape-town based short story and photography magazine.

African Human Rights Playwriting Prize Winners Announced

 

AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS PLAYWRITING PRIZE WINNERS ANNOUNCED

 

The Organizers of the African Human Rights Playwriting Prize have announced the winners of the just concluded international playwriting contest aimed at elevating public consciousness and understanding of human rights values through plays in order to guarantee the safeguarding of people's rights in Africa.

 

The winners were meritoriously picked from the 9 (Nine) shortlisted entries earlier picked by Marcus Ovie Ugboduma.

 

However, the winning entries were judged by Tom Block.

 

Tom is a playwright, author of five books, and 20+ year visual artist. He has exhibited his artwork and spoken about his ideas throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Turkey, and the Middle East. Tom founded the International Human Rights Art Festival at Dixon Place (NYC) in March 2017.

 

Find below the final winners and their outstanding entries:

 

Abughdyer Mwuese Stephanie - THE PERFECT HUSBAND

Alexander Nderitu - FREEDOM CORNER 

Ari-Ajia Olanrewaju - A DOG LIFE  

Victor Ola-Matthew - GUNFIRE AT OUR MARKET  

 

The four winning plays will receive a reading as part of the IHRAF African Drama Festival. Their works will be featured in an online reading in January/February 2022. The International Human Rights Art Festival (IHRAF) with its international headquarters in New York will cast professional actors and a professional off-Broadway Director to read the plays. This will be held on a Saturday afternoon at 2PM NYC/8PM in Africa. Also, only the four (4) winning entries will be published. There are no monetary awards for this competition.

 

The winners are to contact the African Regional Director of IHRAF, Wole Adedoyin for further information and directive.

 

African Human Rights Playwriting Prize is an initiative of the International Human Rights Art Festival (IHRAF), USA aimed at elevating public consciousness and understanding of human rights values through plays in order to guarantee the safeguarding of people's rights in Africa.