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A Nigerian writer, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, has won the 9mobile Prize for Literature and received £15,000 cash award.

Ayọ̀bámi’s work titled ‘STAY WITH ME’ which was published in 2017 earned her the 9mobile Prize.

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Ayọ̀bámi holds BA and MA degrees in Literature in English from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife; and another MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia where she had been awarded an international bursary for creative writing.

She has written for the BBC, LitHub, The Guardian (UK) and many other media outlets; and was the 2017 winner of The Future Awards Africa Prize for Arts and Culture.


She has also received fellowships and residencies from MacDowell Colony; Ledig House; Sinthian Cultural Centre; Hedgebrook; Ox-bow School of Arts; and Ebedi Hills.

Her text ‘STAY WITH ME’ was shortlisted for the Baileys Prize for Women’s Fiction, the Wellcome Book Prize and was also longlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize.

The work had also been named a Notable Book of the Year by The New York Times and a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal and many other publications.

The 9mobile Prize for Literature was created by Etisalat Nigeria in 2013 and is the first ever pan-African prize celebrating first-time African writers of published fiction books.

The Prize which is awarded annually aims to serve as a platform for the discovery of new creative talent out of the continent and invariably promote the burgeoning publishing industry in Africa.

Aside a cash prize of £15,000, the winner also receives a fellowship at the University of East Anglia; while the prize also supports publishers by purchasing 1000 copies of all shortlisted books which are to be donated to various schools, book clubs and libraries across the African continent.


https://thetransverse.com/2019/08/08/nigerian-writer-ayobami-wins-15000-9mobile-prize-for-literature/

AFONJA amaka.

She did well

£15000 X 450 = N6.75m

That's huge

if only i submitted my literary work titled. Nigeria, Bad Area. na me for collect the money by now

This is better. It will encourage other young Nigerians to write

Nice one. If na my sister, we go share am ni o

Congratulations to her

Nice one from Etisalat. I know some companies that reward academic excellence with bathroom slippers and #5000 naira cheque

Beauty and Brain..

Say no to tribalism
Nigeria Amaka

That's a lot of money. Nice one!
Hopefully, Organizations will consider rewarding more of 'Brain', not just 'Beauty'!

cenaman:
AFONJA amaka.

we know who is the boss......... chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Nice one

Some people will never be happy for her because she is yoruba. Congrats joo may the enemies of this country never know peace

Yoruba amaka

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gatecrash123:
we know who is the boss......... chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Wail in peace

Biritiko:
Yoruba amaka

We would sue you all for plagiarism.

Nice one

Tastemoney:
£15000 X 450 = N6.75m

That's huge

Calculus of life...

My own win dey come. Bros abeg you go help me calculate am o.

100k USD

Congratulations sweetie

CONGRATULATIONS to her
Fine girl with brain..

Hustle ooo
so that you won't need to use calculator before you know what £15000 worth in naira.

congrats

Why always Igbos?

Ajonja amaka
Biafro amaka
Python dance amaka
Nigeria amaka

Everything amaka

Congratulations to her.....


Those saying the money is too much, I hope you say the same for the morally bankrupt shows like BBN that is sweeping away and negatively conditioning the mind of the youth into oblivion.