Nigeria, July 29 -- Eleven poets shortlisted for the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature are set to be celebrated this Sunday at the 17th CORA-Nigeria Prize for Literature Book Party in Lagos.

The event, organised by the Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), will be held at the Shell Zenith Hall, MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos, commencing at 1 p.m.

The session will spotlight the 11 poetry collections selected for the longlist of the annual prize, which is sponsored by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG).

PREMIUM TIMES reported in April that the 2026 edition of the competition received 223 entries, with poetry designated as this year's genre.The longlisted poets

The longlisted works, presented in alphabetical order, are:

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