MEET THE WINNERS OF OUR AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS PLAYWRITING PRIZE


STEPHANIE MWUESE, ABUGHDYER

Stephanie Mwuese, ABUGHDYER is from Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State. Author of “Sons of the Earth” and “Monster in my marrows”, Stephanie is also an administrator and an aspiringe academic.

She holds a B.Ed English honours, M.A Intenational Relations and Strategic Studies all at the Benue State University, Makurdi and has currently rounded up studies for a masters in English Education at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi.

When she is not reading or writing, Stephanie enjoys travelling. She lives in Makurdi in a house full of relatives at the moment.


ALEXANDER NDERITU

Alexander Nderitu is a multi-hyphenated Kenyan writer with a strong belief in justice, equality, and racial harmony. He is currently the Deputy Secretary-General of Kenyan PEN and a Regional Editor for TheTheatreTimes.com. His poetry has appeared in the World Poetry Almanac and the World Poetry Yearbook. His debut play, Hannah and the Angel, was translated into Japanese and Arabic. His most recent work is a stage play about Prof. Wangari Maathai who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004. In 2017, Business Daily newspaper named Nderitu one of Kenya’s ‘Top 40 Under 40 Men’. In 2020, he was shortlisted for the Collins Elesiro Literature Prize.


ARI-AJIA OLANREWAJU

Ari-Ajia Olanrewaju is a bibliophile who writes both in Yoruba Language and English Language. He writes the three genres.


VICTOR OLA-MATTHEW

Victor Ola-Matthew is a Nigerian storyteller. A lover of the arts, his work has appeared in Everyday Journal, A Cape-town based short story and photography magazine.