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The yearly literary prize is endowed by Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, Limited to honour the author of the best book by a Nigerian within the last four years.The Literature Prize now in its 15th year comes with a money prize of $100,000 whereas the Literary Criticism Prize has N1 million as reward.The prize rotates among four literary genres – prose fiction, poetry, drama and children’s literature.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature is the richest prize in African literature worth US$100,000 to the winner. The prize which was founded in 2004 to honor literary erudition by Nigerian authors rotates among four genres, repeating the cycle every four years.This year, the prize has upped the ante as it seeks entries for literary criticism as well. As the aim is to promote Nigerian literature all over the world, this prize is open to all critics wherever they may come from.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature has since 2004 rewarded eminent writers such as Gabriel Okara , Professor Ezenwa Ohaeto for The Dreamer, His Vision; Ahmed Yerima for his play, Hard Ground; Mabel Segun for her collection of short plays, Reader’s Theatre; Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo for her book, My Cousin Sammy; Kaine Agary for her book, Yellow Yellow; Esiaba Irobi who clinched the prize posthumously with his book, Cemetery Road; Adeleke Adeyemi with his book, The Missing Clock; Chika...
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