Chimamanda Adichie and Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani was shortlisted in the Best First Book (Africa) category for her debut novel, I Do Not Come To You By Chance.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has also been shortlisted for Best Book for her collection of short stories titled TheThing Around Your Neck. She had in 2005 won Best First Book overall prize with her novel, Purple Hibiscus.
Kachi A. Ozumba, author of The Shadow of a Smile and Abidemi Sanusi, author of Eyo are two UK-based Nigerian authors who have also been shortlisted for Best Book and Best First Book respectively.
The Commonwealth Writers' Prize has been considered as one of the world's most important literary awards, presented annually by the Commonwealth Foundation with the support of the Macquarie Group Foundation.
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YAYYYYY I <3 CHIMAMANDA
But they've announced the winners since last year :S
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Bidemi is the best...down to earth chick. Chimamanda is talented but has issues.. badly behaved when I met her
This is not new now Linda..this is old news
Put up Abidemi's picture please..my girl will be excited oh! Here is a link to her website which she checks often:
http://www.abidemisanusi.co.uk/
@ anonymous... SMH... She has issues because she was badly behaved when you met her?
Wait, who are you again, and was she supposed to lay flat on the ground at the very sight of you?
@anon
celebrities are only human too
she might have been having a real bad day
when you met her
ya'll should keep that in mind
may the best man/woman win!
@Anon, feb 8 2011, whoever you are; please may God bless you.
I am not hating on Chimamanda, and I am talking from experience. She can please change her attitude. She is a great writer; I certainly agree. I have sincerely read three of her published books---- all borrowed from a United Kingdom library.
But Chimamanda as a person??? I still don't know. And to each her own :)
Reads like old news to me.
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