Tade Ipadeola |
For his work, The Sahara
Testament, Tade Ipadeola has been declared the winner of the prestigious
Nigeria Prize for Literature 2013.
Ipadeola beats the two
other contenders, Amu Nnadi (Through the
Windows of Sandcastle) and Ugochukwu Promise (Wild Letters), the organiser, Liquified Natural Gas Ltd (LNGL), has announced today during a
press conference held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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.
In August, 11 contenders were shortlisted before pruning the finalists down to three. The list included
In August, 11 contenders were shortlisted before pruning the finalists down to three. The list included
Afam Akeh (Letter Home and Biafran Nights);
Amatoritsero
Ede (Globetrotter and Hitler’s Children)
G’ebinyo
Egbewo (Marsh Boy and Other Poems)
Remi Raji (Sea of My Mind)
Professor Femi Osofisan (Seven Stations up the
Stairways.
Tade Ipadeola (The Sahara Testaments)
Tade Ipadeola (The Sahara Testaments)
Obari Gomba (Length of Eyes)
Iquo Eke (Symphony of Becoming)
Nnadi Amu (Through the Window of a Sandcastle)
Obi Nwakanma (Birthcry)
Ogochuckwu Promise (Wild Letters).
The judges:
The judges:
Professors
Romanus Egudu, Molara Ogundipe and Dr. Andrew Aba
st, 11 writers were shortlisted before pruning the contendes down to three. The list included
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