The winner of the Nigeria Prize for Literature will be announced during an award ceremony scheduled for October 11, where they will be awarded $100,000.
By Hope Ibiale
The Nigeria Prize for Literature has unveiled the shortlisted writers for its 2024 edition. The shortlisted authors and their works include Ndidi Chiazor-Enenmo’s A Father’s Pride, Familoni Oluranti Olubunmi’s The Road Does Not End, and Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike’s Wish Maker.
The winner will be announced during an award ceremony scheduled for October 11, where they will be awarded $100,000. The panel of judges for this year’s prize includes Professor Saleh Abdu, Professor Vicky Sylvester, and Dr. Igudia Osarobu.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature is a Nigerian literary award created in 2004. The purpose of the prize is to spotlight the work of writers and to celebrate them. The award rotates among four genres: fiction, poetry, drama, and children’s literature, every four years. The genre under review this year is children’s literature.
With a total prize value of $100,000 for individual winners, it is the biggest literary award in Africa, and one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world.