The Coronavirus pandemic has turned all our news cycle into a round the clock barrage of perilous content, so much so that it would be easy for us to miss that a lot of great things are also happening for young Nigerians in creative disciplines. This week, the Virginia Commonwealth University announced its 20 writer... Read More

September 22, 2013

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#TheYNaijaInterview: ”I have only an American passport but nobody can determine my identity for me” – Tope Folarin, Caine Prize winner

by Wilfred Okiche Tope Folarin is the current winner of the Caine Prize for African writing. We caught up with him via a telephone chat and got him to talk about his writing, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and the meaning of the term ‘African writer’. Enjoy excerpts from the interview. Congratulations on your Caine Prize win... Read More

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July 13, 2013

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Opinion: The Caine Prize controversy – How African do you have to be?

by Simon Allison This year’s winner of the Caine Prize for African writing wasn’t born in Africa, and has never lived here (except for a short stint at the University of Cape Town). Is Tope Folarin African enough for the prestigious prize? And does it matter? This week, Nigerian-American author Tope Folarin won the Caine... Read More

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July 9, 2013

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Nigeria’s Tope Folarin wins Caine writing prize

by Isi Esene Tope Folarin, a US based Nigerian has won this year’s Caine Prize for African Writing. Folarin was among the five writers shortlisted for the prize regarded as Africa’s most prestigious award. The writer received a $15,000 prize for his short story, Miracle, set in a Nigerian church in the US city of... Read More

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May 16, 2013

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One of our own: Elnathan John, 3 other Nigerians nominated for Caine Prize

by Rachel Ogbu A Sunday Trust literary journalist, a YNaija contributor (yes, success has many fathers!) and others have both been shortlisted for the prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing 2013. Literary journalist, Abubakar Ibrahim Adam was nominated for his story “The whispering trees” while columnist, Elnathan John, a columnist with Sunday Trust, for his... Read More

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