Nigeria Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2007) Winner
Mabel Segun
メイベル・セグン
Mabel Segun
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1930-02-13 （Ondo City）
- Died
- 2025-03-06 age 95
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Ondo City → Lagos → Ibadan
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Playwright, Children's writer, Broadcaster, Teacher, Sportswoman
- Active Years
- 1953-2025
- Affiliations
- Children's Literature Association of Nigeria, Association of Nigerian Authors, Children's Documentation and Research Centre
- Memberships
- Association of Nigerian Authors (founding member), Fellow of the International Youth Library
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Ibadan | — | English, Latin and History | BA | — | Nigeria |
| CMS Girls' School Lagos | — | — | — | — | Nigeria |
University of Ibadan
English, Latin and History
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
Nigeria
CMS Girls' School Lagos
Country:
Nigeria
Secondary school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nigeria Prize for Literature | — | — | LNG | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Nigerian National Order of Merit Award (NNOM) | — | — | Government of Nigeria | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation Artiste of the Year | — | — | Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation | 受賞 |
Nigeria Prize for Literature
2007
Organization:
LNG
Result:
受賞
Nigerian National Order of Merit Award (NNOM)
2009
Organization:
Government of Nigeria
Result:
受賞
Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation Artiste of the Year
1977
Organization:
Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
My Father's Daughter
1965 Autobiographical novelAutobiographical novel about her relationship with her father, widely used as school literature.
FamilyIdentity
Translations
- German, Danish, Norwegian, Greek
Bibliography
- My Father's Daughter (1965)
- Under the Mango Tree (1979)
- Youth Day Parade (1984)
- Olu and the Broken Statue (1985)
- Sorry, No Vacancy (1985)
- Conflict and Other Poems (1986)
- My Mother's Daughter (1986)
- Ping-Pong: Twenty-Five Years of Table Tennis (1989)
- The First Corn (1989)
- The Twins and the Tree Spirits (1990)
- The Surrender and Other Stories (1995)
- Readers' Theatre: Twelve Plays for Young People (2006)
- Rhapsody: A Celebration of Nigerian Cooking and Food Culture (2007)
Translations of Works
- Translations into German, Danish, Norwegian, Greek
Legacy
Pioneered children's literature in Nigeria, founding associations and research centers. Received lifetime achievement awards.
In Popular Culture
- Mabel Segun Literary Society founded in 2015
Trivia
- Authored a book on table tennis
- Sportswoman in table tennis
- Known as the matriarch of Nigerian literature