CEO of Ozy media, Carlos Watson in an interview with Gwen Ifill of Pbs newsroom expressed that Nigerian authors deserve more media attention for their efforts towards improving literature in the African continent.
In December 2014, Etisalat Nigeria released a shortlist of authors in the running for the 2015 Prize for Literature competition. See report here.
Carlos stated that the Etisalat Prize for Literature African authors that were nominated for a relatively new fiction literature prize deserve a closer look at by the international media. The award is funded by Dubai-based Etisalat, a prominent telecom company in Africa.
The shortlisted writers and their works are Nadia Davids, An Imperfect Blessing published by Random House Struik-Umuzi;Chinelo Okparanta, Happiness Like Water published by Granta Publication and Songeziwe Mahlangu, Penumbra published by Kwela Books, Imprint of NB Publishers.
Watch Carlos Watson's interview with Gwen Ifill on PBS news
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