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Nigerian Writer, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Wins The 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing
April 19, 2022
Without a doubt, Nigeria has produced some of the finest writers the globe has ever seen. Names like Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and a host of other Nigerian writers ring a bell in the literary world. Most of these writers have won numerous awards and are globally recognised. Nigerian writers have not … Continue reading Nigerian Writer, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Wins The 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing
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Tope Folarin’s ‘Miracle’ wins the Caine Prize for African Writing
April 19, 2022
US-based Nigerian writer Tope Folarin has won this year’s prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing. He is the 14th winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing and the first to win it while living outside of Africa. He received the £10,000 ($15,000) prize for his short story Miracle, set in an evangelical Nigerian … Continue reading Tope Folarin’s ‘Miracle’ wins the Caine Prize for African Writing
Nigeria’s Rotimi Babatunde Wins the 2012 Caine Prize for African Writing
April 19, 2022
Described as Africa’s leading literary award,  the 2012 Caine Prize for African Writing was yesterday awarded to Nigeria’s Rotimi Babatunde. He took home a cash prize of £10,000 at the awards dinner held at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, UK, for his short story about Nigerian soldiers who fought in the Burma campaign during Worl War 2. The story entitled ‘Bombay’s Republic’ was published in ‘Mirabilia Review’.
