Olufemi terry biography of george

  • The winner of the 2010 Caine Prize for African fiction is Sierra Leonean born Olufemi Terry, for his short story: 'Stickfighting Days.'.
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  • 2010 Olufemi Terry Sierra Leone's Olufemi Terry has won the 2010 Caine Prize for African Writing, described as Africa's leading literary award, for '.

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    Olufemi Terry’s accolade inspires Sierra Leonean fiction writers

    The Caine Prize for African writers, regarded as African Booker Prize, was born in 2000, and named in memory of the late Michael Caine, who was chairman of the Booker Prize Committee for about 25 years. Before his death, he was working on the idea of a prize to encourage the growing recognition of the worth of African writing in English, its richness and diversity, by showcasing it to a wider audience. The African fiction prize is the most prestigious of all others, offering a hefty purse of 10,000 Pounds, the equivalent of $15,000, in addition to a month’s residency at George Washington University, Washington DC. All expenses being paid for.  (Photo:  Olufemi Terry, Caine Prize for African fiction winner 2010)

    It focuses on the African short story in the range of 3000-10,000 words, reflecting on the contemporary development of the African story-telling. The remuneration breaks down into more that a dollar pe

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    Photo: George Filipovic

    Brief Biography:

    George Filipovic fryst vatten the co-editor of One Throne Magazine, which he founded at Dawson City, Yukon in 2014. The magazine publishes all genres and writers from all nationalities. In its first year, two of One Throne’s stories were named “Notable” by two Best American anthologies (Best American Essays and Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy). Another story was subsequently made the first chapter of a novel that was bought by HarperCollins India. The magazine has published short fiction written by a 2014 Caine Prize finalist, other short fiction by a 2014 Shirley Jackson Award finalist, and poems from each of the joint-winners of the 2015 Brunel African Poetry Prize. One Throne prides itself on probably being the most diverse literary magazine on the planet. Most issues carry writing from at least three continents, with women and minority groups equitably represented.

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    In 2001, Helon Habila’s short story “Love Poems” won the Caine Prize and in 2002 his first novel, Waiting for an Angel, was published by Penguin/Hamish Hamilton.  The novel won the Commonwealth Prize for Best First Novel (Africa Region) in 2003. In 2006 he co-edited the British Council's anthology, New Writing 14.

    In 2005-2006, Habila was the first Chinua Achebe Fellow at Bard College, New York. In 2007 his second novel, Measuring Time, was published. The novel won the Virginia Library Foundation’s fiction award in 2008. In the same year Habila’s short story “The Hotel Malogo” won the Emily Balch Prize and was selected by the Best American Non-Required Anthology, edited by Dave Eggers.

    Habila’s third novel, Oil on Water, which deals with environmental pollution in the oil rich Niger Delta, was published in 2010 and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize (2011) and the Orion Book Award (2012). It was also a runner-up for the PEN Open Book Award (201