With over 90 entries coming in from 17 African countries, the other shortlisted authors were:

Mohammed Naseehu Ali (Ghana)

Stanley Onjezani Kenani (Malawi)

Gill Schierhout (South Africa)

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu ( Nigeria )

Henrietta has two books, SHARK'S EGG and THE ROCK ALPHABET, published by Kwela in South Africa, and is currently working on a new novel.