| 词条 | Ukamaka Olisakwe |
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| name = Ukamaka Olisakwe | image = | caption =Olisakwe in 2015 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|10|24}} | birth_place = Kano State, Northern Nigeria | occupation = Novelist, short story writer,screen writer | period = 2010–present }}Ukamaka Evelyn Olisakwe (born 24 October 1982) is a Nigerian feminist author, short-story writer, and screenwriter. In 2014 she was chosen as one of 39 of Sub-Saharan Africa's most promising writers under the age of 40, showcased in the Africa39 project[1] and included in the anthology Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara (edited by Ellah Allfrey).[2][3][4] Personal life and educationUkamaka Evelyn Olisakwe was born and raised in Kano State, Northern Nigeria.[5] Her parents are from Eastern Nigeria. She completed her secondary education in Northern Nigeria and subsequently earned a degree in Computer Science from Abia State Polytechnic, in Aba, Nigeria.[6] She is married to George Nwanosike Olisakwe and they live in Eastern Nigeria with their three children. Writing careerOlisakwe's debut novel, Eyes of a Goddess, was published in 2012. She has written numerous short stories and articles, most of which have appeared in blogs and online journals, including Olisa.tv, Saraba, Sentinel Nigeria and Short Story Day Africa. She has been featured in the BBC. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times and various magazines including the Nigerian Telegraph and African Hadithi.[7] She wrote the screenplay for The Calabash,[8] a television series produced and directed by Obi Emelonye and premiered in January 2015 on Africa Magic Showcase.[9] Olisakwe administers the blog for the "Writivism Mentorship Programme", a project of the Centre for African Cultural Excellence, and was a co-facilitator at the Lagos Workshop.[10] She was a guest and panel member at the 2014 Ake Arts and Books Festival[11][12] and the Hay Festival.[13] She was also a delegate at the 8th Pan African Congress, which was held in Ghana. Olisakwe was selected as one of the 39 most promising writers under the age of 40 from Sub-Saharan Africa and the diaspora, in the Africa39 project[14] – a Hay Festival and Rainbow Book Club initiative in celebration of the UNESCO World Book Capital 2014 – and is included in the anthology Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara (edited by Ellah Allfrey). Olisakwe's contribution, "This Is How I Remember it", was described by one reviewer as "a clear-eyed account of a girl's romantic awakening in Nigeria" and a story "so good it leaves us wanting more",[15] while another reviewer described it as a "gripping story about adolescent romance, deception and yearning".[16] In 2016, Olisakwe was a resident at the University of Iowa's International Writing Program.[6] LecturesOlisakwe was a guest at the 2015 Writivism Festival in Kampala, Uganda, where she taught a fiction master-class.[17] On 28 May 2015, she spoke on how "You Could Stop The Next Maternal Death Statistic" at TEDxGarki.[18] Recognition
Selected writingNovels
Short stories
Articles
References1. ^Margaret Busby, [https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/apr/10/port-harcourt-world-book-capital-2014-africa-39 "Africa39: How we chose the writers for Port Harcourt World Book Capital 2014"], The Guardian, 10 April 2014. {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Olisakwe, Ukamaka}}2. ^Africa39 "list of artists", Hay Festival. 3. ^"Africa39 list of promising writers revealed", The Bookseller, 8 April 2014. 4. ^Africa39 Authors Biographies, hayfestival.com. 5. ^{{cite news|author=Ukamaka Olisakwe|title=Growing Up Fearful in Nigeria|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/opinion/growing-up-fearful-in-nigeria.html?_r=0|work=The New York Times|date=1 December 2014}} 6. ^1 {{cite news |author=Mikael Mulugeta |title='I was able to be the main subject of my writing': Ukamaka Olisakwe on becoming a writer, the new generation of female Nigerian authors |url=https://now.uiowa.edu/2016/10/iwp-ukamaka-olisakwe |quote= |pages= |work=Iowa Now |location= |date=1 November 2016 |accessdate=18 March 2017}} 7. ^{{cite book |editor=Allfrey, Ellah Wakatama |authorlink= |title=Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara |year=2014 |publisher=Bloomsbury |location= |pages=PT512 |quote= | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n58iBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT512 |isbn=978-1-62040-780-6 }} 8. ^{{cite news|author= Akinseye, Isabella|title=Spotlight on Ukamaka Olisakwe|url=http://www.dstv.com/News/Spotlight-on-Ukamaka-Olisakwe/115765|date=14 January 2015|accessdate=3 February 2015|agency=DStv}} 9. ^"Exciting January for Africa Magic Viewers!" Africa Magic, 14 January 2015. 10. ^{{cite news|last1=Richards|first1=Oludare|title=Nigeria: Writivism to Engage Readers and Writers in 2015|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201501071245.html|work=The Guardian|date=7 January 2015}} 11. ^{{cite news|title=Soyinka, Obasanjo, Amaechi, others for Ake Festival|url=http://tribune.com.ng/arts-culture/item/21546-soyinka-obasanjo-amaechi-others-for-ake-festival/21546-soyinka-obasanjo-amaechi-others-for-ake-festival|date=|accessdate=3 February 2015|work=Nigerian Tribune}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=Ukamaka Olisakwe|url=http://www.akefestival.org/index.php/features/aabf-2014-guests/item/364-ukamaka-olisakwe|publisher=Ake Arts & Book Festival|accessdate=3 February 2015}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=Ukamaka Olisakwe|publisher=Hay Festival 2014|url=https://www.hayfestival.com/artist.aspx?artistid=5998|accessdate=3 February 2015}} 14. ^{{cite news|last=Abodunrin|first=Akintayo |title=Africa39 Writers Unveiled at London Book Fair|url=http://www.tribune.com.ng/arts-culture/item/3217-africa-39-writers-unveiled-at-london-book-fair/3217-africa-39-writers-unveiled-at-london-book-fair|work=Nigerian Tribune|date=13 April 2014}} 15. ^{{cite news|title=Continental drift: Africa39, an anthology of writing from south of the Sahara, is too good to miss |author=Forbes, Malcolm |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/the-review/continental-drift-africa39-an-anthology-of-writing-from-south-of-the-sahara-is-too-good-to-miss|work=The National|date=23 October 2014}} 16. ^{{cite news|title=Creativity and dissidence |author=Walia, Shelley |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/creativity-and-dissidence/article6940514.ece|work=The Hindu|date=4 March 2015}} 17. ^http://writivism.com/?page_id=2603 18. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt-HOGIF6VY "You could stop the next maternal death statistic | Ukamaka Olisakwe | TEDxGarki"]. YouTube 19. ^"The TIA 100 – Best Books, 2010-2014", This Is Africa, 24 December 2014. 6 : 1982 births|Living people|Nigerian women novelists|21st-century Nigerian novelists|21st-century women writers|21st-century essayists |
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