<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>