Brian Chikwava | |
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 Brian Chikwava after a reading in NUI Maynooth. | |
| Born | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe |
| Occupation | Writer and musician |
| Alma mater | Bristol University |
| Notable awards | (2004) Caine Prize |
Brian Chikwava is a Zimbabwean writer and musician. His short story "Seventh Street Alchemy" was awarded the 2004 Caine Prize for African writing in English; Chikwava became the first Zimbabwean to do so.[1] He has been a Charles Pick fellow at the University of East Anglia, and lives in London. He continues to write in England and put out an album titled Jacaranda Skits.[2]
- ^ Previous winners, Caine Prize website.
- ^ The Literator, Caine Prize for African Writing, The Independent, 22 July 2004.