Nigerian Writers On The Long List of the 2017 Koffi Addo Prize For Creative Nonfiction.
Writivism,
the organizer of the Koffi Addo Prize for Creative nonfiction has released the
long list of the 2017 Koffi Addo Prize for Creative non-fiction. Nigerian
writers did not fail to impress the jury as they showed more on the shortlist. Details here
Here
are the Nigerians:
Akpa
Arinzechukwu is photographer and writer. His work has appeared in Litro,
Sou’wester, Brittle paper, New Contrast, Kalahari Review, Packingtown Review,
ITCH, Eastlit, London Grip Poetry, The Flash Fiction Press, and elsewhere.
Kadiri
Alex holds a BA in English and literary studies. Like beads, he enjoys
stringing individual words together to make wholesome, beautiful stories. Some
of his works have appeared in ShortSharpShot, Problem House and Afreada amongst
others.
Ugochukwu
Evans Nwankwo holds a B.Sc in Applied Biochemistry, and a diploma in Project Management.
His short story was shortlisted for the 2016 Rusty Scythe awards. He currently
works as an instructor in The Finishers Academy International.
Okwudili
Nebeolisa works have been (or will be) featured in Threepenny Review,
Commonwealth Writers, Cincinnati Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Salamander
Magazine etc. He was on the shortlist of the 2016 Sillerman Prize and won 2nd
place in the Okot P’ Bitek Prize.
Sada
Malumfashi works have appeared or are forthcoming in Saraba Magazine,
Transition Magazine and New Orleans Review amongst others. He is interested in
the intricacies of languages and works on translations bilingually in English
and Hausa.
Vivian
Ogbonna has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language from the University
of Nigeria, Nsukka. In 2015, she participated in the Writivism Creative Writing
Workshop in Lagos, Nigeria. Her short story, A Ball of Thread, was long-listed
for the 2015 Writivism Short Story Prize. She has also been published in The
New Black Magazine, Olisa TV, etc.
Other
writers that made the long list are Emmanuel Yew Sekyere (Ghana), Ivana
Akotowaa Ofori (Ghana), Barbara Wanjala (Kenya), Barbara Wanjala (Kenya), Winnie
Ochieng (Kenya), Rufaro Samanga (South Africa), Charles King (South Africa), Godfrey
Mishomary (Tanzania) Marko Phiri (Zimbabwe) and Socrates Mbalu.
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