July, 2026

Name: Yasir Isyaku Muhamud

City/State: Bauchi, Bauchi

Occupation: A student at Adamu Tafawa Balewa College of Education, Kangere

Story: The Echo of a False Cry

June, 2026

Name: Nana Aicha Hamissou Abdoulaye

City/State: Maradi, Niger Republic

Occupation: A Writer; Has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science

Story: Hausa Audio Books da Karbuwarsu a Arewacin Najeriya

May, 2026

Name: Rabi’atu Adamu Salihu

City/State: Kaduna, Kaduna

Occupation: Housewife

Story: The Hands of Fate

April, 2026

Name: Odumah Lucky

City/State: Ibadan, Oyo

Occupation: Law graduate, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State

Story: Death on Motorbikes

March, 2026

Name: Abbas Isah Danbatta

City/State: Danbatta, Kano

Occupation: Student, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

Topic: Sharhin Wakar ‘Yar Gagara’ ta Malam Akilu Aliyu

February, 2026

Name: Ummulkhair Sani Panisau

City/State: Kano, Kano

Occupation: Student, Northwest University, Kano

Topic: The figurative Mechanics of Morality: A Critical Analysis of Aliyu Namangi’s Poetics

January, 2026

Name: Salisu Abdullahi Yusuf

City/State: Kano, Kano

Occupation: Student, FCE, Katsina

Topic: Ethical Considerations for the Selection and Adaptation of a Colonial-Era Literary Text for a Contemporary Hausa Audience

December, 2025

Name: Sani Muhammad Lawan

City/State: Kano, Kano

Occupation: An entrepreneur, a writer, and a student of Entrepreneurship at Northwest University, Kano

Topic: Shin Mata Sun Ƙwace Alƙalamin Rubutu a Hannun Maza? Nazarin Juyin-Juya-Halin Adabin Hausa da na Duniya

November, 2025

Name: Shamsiyya Usman Manga

City/State: Potiskum, Yobe

Occupation: A writer and midwife, working with Yobe state Specialist Hospital, Potiskum

Topic: Daga Kasar Hausa Zuwa Duniya: Manhajar Sauyi ga Marubutan Hausa Domin Gogayya da Takwarorinsu na Turanci

October, 2025

Name: Maryam Muhammad Sani

City/State: Kano, Kano

Occupation: Writer

Topic: Me Ya Sa Alkalamin Wasan Kwaikwayo Ya Yi Rauni a Kasar Hausa?

September, 2025

Name: Hassana Sulaiman Ismail

City/State: Kano, Kano

Occupation: Writer

Topic: Between Kenya’s Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Nigeria’s Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Whose Pen is Mightier?

August, 2025

Name: Lawan Muhammad

City/State: Kano, Kano

Occupation: Writer

Topic: Taurari Biyu a Sararin Adabi: Nazarin Gudunmawar Farfesa Ibrahim Yaro Yahaya da Dr. Bukar Usman

July, 2025

Name: Hassana Labaran Danlarabawa

City/State: Kano, Kano

Occupation: Writer

Topic: Tsaftace Alkalami: Hanyoyin Yaki da Rubutun Batsa

June, 2025

Name: Maryam Muhammad Sani

City/State: Kano, Kano

Occupation: Writer

Topic: Tsakanin Waka, Zube da Wasan Kwaikwayo: Wanne Ne Ya Fi Tasiri Wajen Isar da Sako?

May, 2025

Name: Nafisa Auwal K/Goje

City/State: Kano, Kano

Occupation: Writer

Topic: Karatun ‘Ya Mace: Tsakanin Burin Ilimi da Nauyin Zaman Aure

April, 2025

Name: Maryam Muh’d Sani

City/State: Kano, Kano

Occupation: Writer

Topic: Shin Taken “Uwar Gulma” Ya Dace da Jigon Labarin? Nazari na Musamman

March, 2025

Name: Nafisa Auwal K/Goje

City/State: Kano, Kano

Occupation: Writer

Topic: Gizo: Zakaran Gwajin Dafi a Duniyar Tatsuniyar Hausa

February, 2025

Name: Rukayya Ibrahim Lawal

City/State: Sokoto, Sokoto

Occupation: Writer

Topic: Wa Ya Fi Wani Cutarwa Tsakanin Malam Zurƙe da Alhaji Imam a Littafin Ruwan Bagaja?

January, 2025

Name: Salma Surajo Babasalati

City/State: Kano, Kano

Occupation: Writer

Topic: No topic was given in the January contest.