Etisalat Nigeria has announced the names of shortlisted candidates for the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Literature.
The shortlisted writers are Nadia Davids, author of An Imperfect
Blessing published by Random House Struik-Umuzi; Chinelo Okpartanta,
author of Happiness Like Water published by Granta Publication and
Songeziwe Mahlangu, author of Penumbra published by Kwela Books, Imprint
of NB Publishers.
According to the Chair, Panel of Judges, Etisalat Prize for Literature,
Sarah Ladipo Manyika, “This is a shortlist that delights in the newness
of the topics being explored and in the diversity of narrative form.
From short stories, to the short novel, to the epic novel – each is a
gem in its own right.”
The winner of the Etisalat Prize for Literature 2014 will be presented
with a cheque of £15,000, an engraved Montblanc Meisterstück and will
also enjoy the privilege of attending the
Etisalat Fellowship at the
prestigious University of East Anglia, mentored by Professor Giles
Foden, author of The Last King of Scotland.
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