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Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by CuteMaryJ: 5:33pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Nigerian Lesley Nneka Arimah (above left) is winner of the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize (African region) for her short story 'Light'. Congrats to her. Other 2015 Regional Winners are Asia: Siddhartha Gigoo, ‘The Umbrella Man’ (India); Canada and Europe: Jonathan Tel, The Human Phonograph (United Kingdom); Caribbean: Kevin Jared Hosein, ‘The King of Settlement 4′ (Trinidad and Tobago); and Pacific: Mary Rokonadravu, ‘Famished Eels’ (Fiji). The regional winners will compete with each other to become the overall winner, which will be announced in London on 8 September. The Prize provides a platform for writers from the 53 countries of the Commonwealth to inspire others by bringing compelling short stories to awider audience. This year unpublished stories were entered by 4,000 writers from the five regions of the Commonwealth. The international judges reflect these regions: Leila Aboulela, (Africa), Bina Shah (Asia), Marina Endicott (Canada and Europe), Fred D’Aguiar (the Caribbean) andWiti Ihimaera (the Pacific). This year’s Chair, Romesh Gunesekera, said of the winning stories: “We had a strong short-list of stories from around the world that excited the judges and provoked a lively, stimulating set of discussions. The judges were looking for well-crafted stories that were compellingand original. The standards were high. We wanted stories that would engage usand make us rethink our notions of form, language and what mattered. The winning stories did all of that and more. Thank you writers.” Celebrate Nigeria! Celebrate Literature! Kudos! {Gotten from facebook.com/hopesignatures http://www.newsexpressngr.com/news/detail.php?news=11079&title=Nigeria%27s-Nneka-wins-2015-Commonwealth-Short-Story-Prize} 8 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by Slimdolly(f): 5:36pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Proud of that girl. *Modified* Was I the first to comment? 3 Likes |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by lalasticlala(m): 5:36pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
op pls put the direct link source |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by ritababe(f): 5:39pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
I like her teeth . . She look like black america 2 Likes |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by CuteMaryJ: 6:13pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
lalasticlala:I'll do that right away. Sorry I had some blogging issues to attend to so I didn't see your comment on tim |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by holicalpha(m): 6:22pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
I love it when Ladies make good names/Cash for themselves, it shows that some girls aren't depending on our pockets but after making cash no dey do Yanga for us, please and please you no be Genevieve. -Valar Moghulis 1 Like |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by veekid(m): 6:23pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
We don see her |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by nonxo007(m): 6:23pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Nigerians, making Africa proud since 1960...other African countries should pay us tithe yearly..#justsaying#.. 3 Likes |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by demmy0325(m): 6:23pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
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Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by dhardline(m): 6:23pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Congrats girl...keep flying the flag high. |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by Nobody: 6:24pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Nigeria's got talent. 5 Likes |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by Hollawaley(m): 6:24pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Please play me bottles by sean tizzle 1 Like |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by okonelfg(m): 6:25pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Congrat |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by IDEKEALUMONA(m): 6:25pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Ada Igbo daalu 19 Likes |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by hensben(m): 6:25pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
I'm proud of her. |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by youngwarlocks: 6:26pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Nice one |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by Rick9(m): 6:26pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Happy |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by alentyno: 6:26pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Nice one there! I hope jobless peeps wont come here to tell us she's igbo and not a nigerian e.g the album loading boy airforce.1 1 Like |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by ketiy77: 6:26pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
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Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by Hollawaley(m): 6:27pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Disclamer;Lalasticlala is a racist; if post from my blog makes fp lala would give it another source instead of my blog source. And a girl just told him to put her blog link and he did it ASAP #lala, God dey o. |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by Nobody: 6:27pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
My younger sister |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by priscaoge(f): 6:28pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Goodnews |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by Jeffoo(m): 6:28pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Well done |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by Nobody: 6:28pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Great feat! Literati! |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by jmoore(m): 6:28pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Making Nigeria proud. 1 Like |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by benega: 6:29pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Good for her |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by loomer: 6:29pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
She try |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by eaglechild: 6:29pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
Kudos doing Nigeria proud. Just like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Here is an excerpt. “She strings his virtues out like Christmas lights – he’s shorter than her so he has to obey her, he’s finally learning how to kiss well – and her mother silences her by saying, sadly, that she didn’t think she’d raised that kind of girl. Her mother’s disappointment is the first time the girl becomes aware that the world requires something different than she is. It dampens her for a few days that worry Enebeli, and then she returns, but there is a little less light to her.” 1 Like |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by Hollawaley(m): 6:30pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
jmoore:he declined my request cos am a guy and he replied the babe asap |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by Hollawaley(m): 6:30pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
jmoore:he declined my request cos am a guy and he replied the babe ASAP |
Re: Nneka Arimah Wins 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize by kazmanbanjoko(m): 6:31pm On Apr 30, 2015 |
As i no get transport fare, make i trek from ojota to oshodi in favour of president-electBuhari. 1 Like 1 Share |
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