Chibundu Onuzo

Chibundu Onuzo
FRSL
Five speakers sitting on a stage with their names on a screen behind them.
Onuzo in 2019
Born
Imachibundu Oluwadara Onuzo

1991 (age 32–33)
Lagos, Nigeria
Notable work

Imachibundu Oluwadara Onuzo FRSL (born 1991) is a Nigerian novelist. Her first novel, The Spider King's Daughter, won a Betty Trask Award,[1] was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize[2] and the Commonwealth Book Prize,[3] and was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize[4] and the Etisalat Prize for Literature.[5]

  1. ^ Words, Africa in (10 July 2019). "Event: Chibundu Onuzo's 1991 (13 September)". Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ^ WalesOnline (18 October 2012). "Dylan Thomas Prize: 'Thunderingly good' shortlist revealed". walesonline. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Focus: The splendour of female narratives". The Sun Nigeria. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ "DON'T DULL!! If You've Not Read Books From These Amazing Nigerian Writers, Then You're Dulling Yourself". Daily Advent Nigeria. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. ^ Barbara Kasumu (12 June 2013). "Author Chibundu Onuzo: 'Don't let anyone tell you that you're too young to contribute'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 March 2017.