Things You Cannot Say With Your Mouth

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Carnelian Heart Short Story Anthology 2024 is a collection of stories by African writers selected from the short story competition organised by Carnelian Heart Publishing as part of their vision to bring the richness of African writing to a global stage and provide opportunities for African writers both established and new who are trying to set their mark in the literary world.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The 2024 edition had over a hundred submissions from authors all over Africa of which 19 were shortlisted for publication in this anthology a roster which includes authors from Zimbabwe Nigeria South Africa Kenya and Egypt. Three winning stories were selected from the nineteen and their authors awarded different cash prizes and publishing contracts.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The winners of the 2024 competition were:</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>1. 'The Cafeteria' by Tanaka Chidora</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>2. 'All is Fair' by Victor Ajwang</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>3. 'God Created A Thing' by Fatima Okhuosami</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The final stories were compiled and edited by Lazarus Panashe Nyagwambo.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The titular story 'Things you cannot say with your mouth' was written by Joseph Jegede</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Carnelian Heart Short Story Anthology 2024 is an inaugural collection of stories by the following African writers shortlisted in the short story competition organised by Carnelian Heart Publishing Ltd.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Tanaka Chidora</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Victor Ajwang</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Fatima Okhuosami</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Kudzai Parutu</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sibongumusa Ncube</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Elias Muonde</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Salma Amanda Latifa</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Augustine Tashinga Mudzudza</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Chioniso Tsikisayi</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Beverley Ann Abrahams</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Elton Ndudzo</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Tafadzwa Madzika</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Mlungisi Radebe</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Chiedza Nyanyiwa</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Otsile Sebele Seakeco</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Flora Chikasha</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Takomborerwa Shenje</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Gift Mukunga</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Joseph Jegede</span></p><p></p><p></p>