Jekwu Anyaegbuna is a Nigerian writer and poet. He was the first story writer from

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

to win the

Commonwealth Short Story Prize The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded annually for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000 to 5,000 words). The prize is open to citizens of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations aged 18 and over. The Commonwealth Short ...

in 2012. His stories have been published in several notable literary journals in the United States and the UK.

Education and career

Anyaegbuna graduated from the

University of Ilorin University of Ilorin, also known as Unilorin, is a federal government-owned university in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. It was established by a decree of the federal military government in August, 1975. The establishment aimed to implement one o ...

. Writing a short story "''Morrison Okoli'' (1955–2010)", he was shortlisted for the Africa regional

and finally received it in May 2012. In 2017, Anyaegbuna received a scholarship from the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution f ...

(UEA) to study

creative writing Creative writing is any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of literary ...

(MA Prose Fiction).

Books

* ''The Swimming Pool'' (2013)

Awards

References

{{Reflist Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Nigerian writers 21st-century Nigerian poets Alumni of the University of East Anglia