Olufemi Terry

Olufemi Terry
BornSierra Leone
OccupationWriter, journalist
SubjectAfrican diaspora
Notable works"Stickfighting Days",
The Sum of All Losses
Notable awardsCaine Prize for African Writing (2010)

Olufemi Terry is a Sierra Leone-born writer. He won the 2010 Caine Prize for African Writing for his second short story "Stickfighting Days," which was originally published in Chimurenga.[1] The judges said he was "a talent with an enormous future".[2] He hopes to publish his debut novel soon.

  1. ^ Flood, Alison (6 July 2010). "Olufemi Terry wins Caine prize for African writing". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 July 2010. Mormegil is as long as our regulations allow, a lovely willow poke, dark willow – that's why I chose the name. It means black sword in Tolkien's language. – Quote from "Stickfighting Days"
  2. ^ "Sierra Leone's Olufemi Terry wins Caine writing prize". BBC News. BBC. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.