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Oyin Olugbile
Oyin Olugbile Wins 2025 Nigeria Prize for Literature With “Sanya”

Oyin Olugbile joins the longlist of the Prize laureates as the sixth female writer to…

Oyin Olugbile
“I Write Because I Have to Tell the Story”: In Conversation With Oyin Olugbile on Her Nigeria Prize for Literature Shortlist, “Sanya”

“The shortlist is an encouragement to release more of the stories that I’ve been keeping”…

Nikki May
“It’s People You Belong To Rather Than Places”: In Conversation With Nikki May on Her Nigeria Prize for Literature Shortlist, “This Motherless Land”

“If anything, I hope that winning the Nigeria Prize for Literature makes my book more…

NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature
Opinion: Is It Time to Revamp the Judge Selection for the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature?

For a prize that awards literature that tackles widely disparate subject matters, it is important…

Collage of Romeo Oriogun and cover of Nomad (Source: Olongo Africa)
Romeo Oriogun Announced as 2022 Winner of the Nigeria Prize for Literature

Oriogun will be awarded the cash prize of $100,000. By Editor In the award ceremony…

The Architecture of Literary Prizes: What Does the Future Hold for the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature?

Why is the NLNG Prize not actively involved in the promotion of literary culture in…

The Nigeria Prize for Literature Announces 2022 Shortlist

The poets on this year’s shortlist are Romeo Oriogun, Saddiq Dzukogi, and Su’eddie Vershima Agema.…

The Son of the House: Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia’s Powerful Storytelling Builds an Edifice from an Age-worn Plot

The work bears the twin markers of excellent prose and an intuitive sense of direction.…