Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike

Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike (or Uche Peter Umez) is a Nigerian author. Umez's first published work of poetry, Dark through the Delta, deals with the recurring despoliation of Nigeria using the Niger Delta as its motif.

A graduate of Government & Public Administration from Abia State University, Umez is also the author of Tears in her Eyes (short stories) and Aridity of Feelings (poems). He has a master's degree in English Studies from the University of Port Harcourt and is currently a PhD student at the University of Alberta, Canada.

Works

Children's Fiction
  • Tim the Monkey and Other Stories (Africana First Publishers, 2013)
  • The Boy Who Throws Stones at Animals and Other Stories (Melrose Books, 2011)
  • The Runaway Hero (Jalaa Writers’ Collective, 2011)
  • Sam and the Wallet (Funtime TV Enterprises, 2007)

Short fiction
  • Tears in Her Eyes (Edu-Edy Publications, 2005)

Poetry
  • Aridity of Feelings (Edu-Edy Publications, 2006)
  • Dark through the Delta (Edu-Edy Publications, 2004)

Awards and grants
  • Alumnus, International Writing Program, Iowa City, USA, 2008[1]
  • Laureate, UNESCO-Aschberg, Sanskriti Kendra, India, 2009[2]
  • Alumnus, Caine Prize for African Writing Workshop, Accra, Ghana, 2009[3]
  • Fellow, Chateau de Lavigny, Switzerland, 2010[4]
  • Shortlisted, Nigeria LNG Prize for Literature, 2011[5]
  • Fellow, Civitella Ranieri, Italy, 2012[6]
  • Winner Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism 2021[7]

References
  1. "Uchechukwu Peter UMEZURIKE".
  2. http://www.sanskritifoundation.org/Artists%20in%20Residence.pdf
  3. "The Caine Prize".
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2018-01-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Home | NLNG".
  6. "Uche Umezurike - Fellows - Civitella Ranieri".
  7. Adewole, Segun (October 30, 2021). "BREAKING: Umezurike wins Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism 2021". The Punch.
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