Commonwealth Short Story Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2012) Winner
Jekwu Anyaegbuna
ジェクウ・アニャエグブナ
Jekwu Anyaegbuna
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Nigeria
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet
- Active Years
- 2010-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Ilorin | — | — | — | 在学期間不明 | Nigeria |
| University of East Anglia | Graduate School (Creative Writing) | Prose Fiction (Creative Writing) | MA (Prose Fiction) | 2017（奨学金受領） | United Kingdom |
University of Ilorin
Period:
在学期間不明
Country:
Nigeria
Mentioned as alma mater; details not specified
University of East Anglia
Graduate School (Creative Writing)
/ Prose Fiction (Creative Writing)
Degree:
MA (Prose Fiction)
Period:
2017（奨学金受領）
Country:
United Kingdom
Received a scholarship in 2017 to study creative writing (MA Prose Fiction)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Commonwealth Short Story Prize | Morrison Okoli (1955–2010) | — | Commonwealth Foundation | 受賞 |
Commonwealth Short Story Prize
2012
Work:
Morrison Okoli (1955–2010)
Organization:
Commonwealth Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Swimming Pool
2013 Short story collectionA collection of short stories exploring relationships, memory, and facets of Nigerian society.
memoryfamilysocial tension
Morrison Okoli (1955–2010)
2012 Short storyA short story about the relationships between the deceased and those left behind. Winner of the 2012 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.
losslegacyidentity
Bibliography
- The Swimming Pool (2013)
- Morrison Okoli (1955–2010) (short story, 2012)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Writes in contemporary EnglishDelicate character portrayalConcise, understated narration
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and lossfamily bondseveryday violence
Legacy
A Nigerian writer who gained international attention after winning the 2012 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Noted as the first Nigerian to win the prize; his stories have appeared in literary journals in the UK and the US.
Trivia
- Won the 2012 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, becoming the first Nigerian to do so.
- In 2017 received a scholarship to the University of East Anglia to study creative writing (MA Prose Fiction).
- His stories have been published in English-language literary journals such as Granta.