September 16, (THEWILL) – The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature, a prestigious annual award recognising outstanding literary achievements by Nigerian authors, has unveiled its 2024 shortlist.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature award alternates among four literary genres: fiction, poetry, drama, and children’s literature. This year, the focus is on children’s literature. The Nigeria Prize for Literature, a beacon of literary excellence in Africa and one of the most esteemed worldwide is highly regarded in the literary community.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature, in a statement announced Ndidi Chiazor-Enenmor, Familoni Oluranti Olubunmi, and Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike as the finalists. Chiazor-Enenmor’s ‘A Father’s Pride’, Olubunmi’s ‘The Road Does Not End’, and Umezurike’s ‘Wish Maker’ represent diverse themes and styles, enriching the literary landscape. The finalists’ books were selected from a pool of 163 books received for the competition.
The competition winner will receive a cash prize of $100,000, equivalent to approximately N159.23 million on October 11, 2024. According to the board, this year’s edition focuses on Children’s Literature.
