Abidemi Sanusi is a Nigerian author.

Biography

Abidemi Sanusi was born in

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. She had her Education in England, and attended

Leeds University , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

. Sanusi worked as a

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worker, and now manages a website for writers. '' Kemi's Journal'' (2005) was her first work of fiction, followed by ''Zack's Story of Life, Love and Everything''. '' God Has Daughters Too'' is a devotional book written about 10 women of the Old Testament. Her novel, ''Eyo'', published by

WordAlive Publishers WordAlive Publishers publishes, markets, and distributes Christian books in sub-Saharan Africa.WordAlive Publishers is a Pan-African publishing house based in Nairobi, Kenya, with offices in Kampala, Uganda. The company's main focus is on person ...

was shortlisted for the 2010

Commonwealth Writers' Prize Commonwealth Foundation presented a number of prizes between 1987 and 2011. The main award was called the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and was composed of two prizes: the Best Book Prize (overall and regional) was awarded from 1987 to 2011; the Best ...

Works published

*'' Eyo'' (2009) *''Kemi's Journal'' (2005) *''God Has Daughters Too'' (2006) *''Zack's Story of Life, Love and Everything'' (2006) *''Looking for Bono'' (2020)

References

External links

Abidemi Sanusi website

WordAlive Publishers website

Cassava Republic
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