Longlisted Poem: “Sisyphus”
Currently an undergraduate at the University of Uyo, ELIONGEMA UDOFIA is a lover of dogs, music, and artworks. He has been published in Brittle Paper, Salamander Ink, Blue Marble Review, Full House Literary Magazine, Sunlight Press, The Bombay Literary Magazine and elsewhere. He won The Fireflies Prize for Poetry (2024), received the Art of Unity Creative Award (Youth Category, 2023) and was a Finalist for The Ninth Letter Literary Awards (Poetry Category, 2025). On X, he is @obongemem_001