Tag: Nigeria Prize for Literature 2014
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Sam Ukala is Nigeria Prize for Literature 2014 winner
Sam Ukala with his book IREDI WAR is the winner of the 2014 Nigeria Literature Prize. After many weeks of build-up of the richest prize in African literature, US$100,000 which isn’t too shabby, we got a winner.Ukala beat other shortlistees Friday John Abba (Alekwu Night Dance) and Jude Idada (Oduduwa, King of the Edos) for…
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2014 Nigeria Prize for Literature longlist out
In spite of the hype accompanying last night’s Caine Prize win for Okwiri Oduor, the reality is that the biggest prize in African literature is actually the one the Nigerians give to their best author. The Nigerian Prize for African Literature sees that one writer going home with US$100,000 rotating yearly amongst four literary genres:…