Three contenders,
Tade Ipadeola {The Sahara Testament}, Amu Nnadi {Through the Windows of Sandcastle} and Ogochukwu Promise {Wild Letters}
have been shortlisted ahead of the grand finale for the prestigious Nigeria Prize for Literature.
It should be recalled that last month when eleven entries were shortlisted, the organisers stressed that the 2013 Nigeria Prize for Literature is on poetry.
It should be recalled that last month when eleven entries were shortlisted, the organisers stressed that the 2013 Nigeria Prize for Literature is on poetry.
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| Ogochukwu Promise |
According to
the a statement by the organisers, Liquified
Natural Gas Ltd, the winner of the $100,000 prize will be announced on
October 9, 2013.
Ipadeola,
President of PEN Nigeria Centre and former legal adviser of the Association of
Nigerian Authors {ANA}, is an Ibadan, Oyo State-based lawyer.
He has published two poetry collections, ‘A Time of Signs’ and ‘The Rain Fardel’ before ‘The Sahara Testaments’. In 2009, he won the Delphic Laurel in poetry with his poem ‘Songbird’ in Jeju, South Korea.
He has published two poetry collections, ‘A Time of Signs’ and ‘The Rain Fardel’ before ‘The Sahara Testaments’. In 2009, he won the Delphic Laurel in poetry with his poem ‘Songbird’ in Jeju, South Korea.
Though
not a student of the arts, Amu, has over the years carved a niche for himself
as a poet. ‘Voices from the Fringe’, his first collection of poems was edited
by Harry Garuba and published by Malthouse Press in 1987. In 2002, his ‘The
Fire Within’ won the maiden ANA/NDDC Gabriel Okara Prize for Poetry while he
published ‘Pilgrim’s Passage’ in 2004. The Abuja-based poet is respected in
literary circles.
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| Tade Ipadeola |
Ogochukwu is a recipient of awards including
the 1999 ANA/Cadbury Poetry Prize for her My Mother’s Eyes Speak Volumes and
the 2000 Okigbo Poetry Prize for Poetry in Africa for her collection: Canals In
Parado. She also made the 2005 shortlist of the NLNG.
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