Following our successful debut last year, we remain assured that the work of TAAF and this Award is much needed and urgent on the literary landscape of the Continent. We received almost ninety applications last year, for the 2024 edition, we received 250 submissions. That is nearly a 300% increase in the number of applications and all geo-political zones in the country were represented. From reading these entries, it is clear to see that as women living in Nigeria, we have more in common than we think regardless of tribe, class, educational background or religion.

As it was in last year's edition, the writers of the winning entries were awarded cash prizes and were invited to a two-day writer's residency in Lagos, Nigeria, replete with masterclasses and workshops facilitated by The Founder. The two-day residency concluded with an award ceremony held in an intimate garden gathering on the 11th of January 2025 and was well attended by friends and family of the celebrated writers, interested writers from all over the country and respected members of the literary scene and the gentlemen of the press.