Nigeria Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2023) Winner
Obari Gomba
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Obari Gomba
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Career
- Occupations
- writer, playwright, academic
- Active Years
- 2013-2023
- Affiliations
- University of Port Harcourt
- Nominations
- Shortlisted five times since 2013 for the Nigeria Prize for Literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nigeria Prize for Literature | Grit | Drama | — | Winner |
| 2017 | ANA Poetry Prize | — | — | Association of Nigerian Authors | Winner |
Nigeria Prize for Literature
2023
Work:
Grit
Category:
Drama
Result:
Winner
ANA Poetry Prize
2017
Organization:
Association of Nigerian Authors
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Grit
playA cautionary tale alerting to the resilience and determined existence of GRIT as a quality of life, a wholesome commentary on Nigeria's contemporary political circumstance.
resiliencegritNigeria's political circumstance
Legacy
Nigerian writer and academic who won the Nigeria Prize for Literature in 2023 for his play Grit.
Quotes
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a cautionary tale in which the reader or the onlooker is being alerted to the resilience and determined existence of GRIT as a quality of life. ... a wholesome commentary on Nigeria's contemporary political circumstance.
Source: Leadership (2023)