Three poets compete for NLNG's $100,000 literature prize
On Friday, the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the $100,000 NLNG Literature Prize, Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, announced the shortlisted poets whose books have been shortlisted for the coveted prize.
The shortlisted books for the 2022 edition of the Literature Prize are "Memory and the Call of Water" by Su'eddie Vershima Agema, "Nomad" by Romeo Oriogun and "Your Crib, My Qibla" by Saddiq Dzukogi.< /p>
The finalists were selected from a long list of 11 recently announced by the Board of Directors.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by Nigeria LNG to promote and reward excellence in writing, rotates annually between four literary categories of prose fiction, poetry, drama and children's literature.
The 2022 edition of the Nigeria Prize for Literature initially had 287 poets competing for the $100,000 prize.
Judges will announce the winner and result of the 2022 Nigerian Critics Award on October 14.
Author and Professor of Law at Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia, has won the 2021 award with his novel, Son of the House.
JudgesSule Egya leads the jury. Professor of African Literature and Cultural Studies at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, Mr. Egya is a renowned poet and novelist who writes under the pseudonym E. E. Sule.
He has written more than 100 scientific articles and literary essays. Her first novel, Sterile Sky, won the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize for the Africa region. His volumes of poetry include What the Sea Told Me, which won the 2009 ANA/Gabriel Okara Prize.
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The other judges are Toyin Adewale-Gabriel and Dike Chukwumerije. Adewale-Gabriel is a poet and narrator. She has worked as a literary critic in The Guardian, Post Express and The Daily Times. She is often described as "the most beautiful and remarkable voice of new African poetry". Dike Chukwumerije is a Nigerian spoken word and performative poetry artist and an award-winning author.
He has published several books and is the mastermind behind Night of the Spoken Word, a live poetry show and theater production, Made in Nigeria Poetry Show. It also won the 2013 Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Award for Prose Fiction.
The other members of the Advisory Council are two professors, Olu Obafemi and Ahmed Yerima.
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On Friday, the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the $100,000 NLNG Literature Prize, Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, announced the shortlisted poets whose books have been shortlisted for the coveted prize.
The shortlisted books for the 2022 edition of the Literature Prize are "Memory and the Call of Water" by Su'eddie Vershima Agema, "Nomad" by Romeo Oriogun and "Your Crib, My Qibla" by Saddiq Dzukogi.< /p>
The finalists were selected from a long list of 11 recently announced by the Board of Directors.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by Nigeria LNG to promote and reward excellence in writing, rotates annually between four literary categories of prose fiction, poetry, drama and children's literature.
The 2022 edition of the Nigeria Prize for Literature initially had 287 poets competing for the $100,000 prize.
Judges will announce the winner and result of the 2022 Nigerian Critics Award on October 14.
Author and Professor of Law at Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia, has won the 2021 award with his novel, Son of the House.
JudgesSule Egya leads the jury. Professor of African Literature and Cultural Studies at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, Mr. Egya is a renowned poet and novelist who writes under the pseudonym E. E. Sule.
He has written more than 100 scientific articles and literary essays. Her first novel, Sterile Sky, won the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize for the Africa region. His volumes of poetry include What the Sea Told Me, which won the 2009 ANA/Gabriel Okara Prize.
READ ALSO: NLNG Announces Winner of $100,000 Literature Prize
The other judges are Toyin Adewale-Gabriel and Dike Chukwumerije. Adewale-Gabriel is a poet and narrator. She has worked as a literary critic in The Guardian, Post Express and The Daily Times. She is often described as "the most beautiful and remarkable voice of new African poetry". Dike Chukwumerije is a Nigerian spoken word and performative poetry artist and an award-winning author.
He has published several books and is the mastermind behind Night of the Spoken Word, a live poetry show and theater production, Made in Nigeria Poetry Show. It also won the 2013 Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Award for Prose Fiction.
The other members of the Advisory Council are two professors, Olu Obafemi and Ahmed Yerima.
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