Nigerian writer, Jowhor Ile, has been announced the winner of the 2016 Etisalat Literature Prize at the Grand Finale in Lagos, which took place almost two months behind schedule.<\/p>\n
His book: \u201cAnd after Many Days\u201d was the pick of the panel of judges, over Jacqui L\u2019Ange\u2019s (South Africa) \u201cThe Seed Thief\u201d and and another Nigerian Juliet Iromuanya\u2019s \u201cMr and Mrs Doctor\u201d.<\/p>\n
Jowhor Ile\u2019s book was published in Nigeria by Kachifo Limited.<\/p>\n
According to the Chair of Judges, Helon Habila, Nigerian novelist and poet, the three writers were selected from a long list after fulfilling some criteria.<\/p>\n
These Habila said were \u201d in addition to originality of voice and literary excellence, our purpose was to also select a work that portrays an African sensibility\u201d.<\/p>\n
Other judges were South African writer\/activist, Elinor Sisulu; and Ivorian writer and Africa39 laureate, Edwige Ren\u00e9e Dro.<\/p>\n
As winner, Jowhor Ile will receive \u00a315,000, an engraved Montblanc Meisterst\u00fcck pen, an Etisalat sponsored book tour to three African countries.<\/p>\n
He will also have an Etisalat-sponsored fellowship at the University of East Anglia, mentored by Professor Giles Foden, author of \u201cThe Last King of Scotland\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nigerian writer, Jowhor Ile, has been announced the winner of the 2016 Etisalat Literature Prize at the Grand Finale in Lagos, which took place almost two months behind schedule. His book: \u201cAnd after Many Days\u201d was the pick of the panel of judges, over Jacqui L\u2019Ange\u2019s (South Africa) \u201cThe Seed Thief\u201d and and another Nigerian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":96,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-culture-and-art"],"yoast_head":"\n