Jowhor Ile

Jowhor Ile (born 1980)[1] is a Nigerian writer known for his first novel, And After Many Days.[2][3][4] In 2016, the novel was awarded the Etisalat Prize for Literature.[5][6]

Ile was raised in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.[6] His short fiction has appeared in The Sewanee Review, McSweeney's Quarterly and Litro Magazine. He earned his MFA at Boston University, and was a Visiting professor at West Virginia University, dividing his time between Nigeria and the U.S.[7]

His short story "Fisherman's Stew", published in The Sewanee Review (2019), was shortlisted for the 2020 Caine Prize,[8] was a winner of the 2021 O. Henry Prize and was included in The Best Short Stories Anthology 2021, guest-edited and introduced by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.[9]

Ile lectures in the Department of English & Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University in Wales.[10]

References
  1. "Jowhor Ile". Penguin Random House.
  2. Obioma, Chigozie (April 2016). "'And After Many Days,' by Jowhor Ile". The New York Times.
  3. "Premier roman. Nigérians plongés dans le noir". Le Monde.fr (in French). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. Ajeluorou, Anote (12 February 2017). "And after many days… Jowhor Ile's resonating family testament". The Guardian. Nigeria. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. Obi-Young, Otosirieze (20 May 2017). "Jowhor Ile is the First Nigerian to Win the Etisalat Prize for Literature". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. "Nigerian Writer, Jowhor Ile, is 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature Winner". THISDAY. 22 May 2017.
  7. "2020 Ako Caine Prize Shortlist | A Dialogue With Jowhor Ile". Africa In dialogue. 25 July 2020.
  8. "Caine Prize 2020: Review of Jowhor Ile's 'Fisherman's Stew'". Africa in Words. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  9. Ogunyemi, Ernest (23 April 2021). "Jowhor Ile & Adachioma Ezeano Win O. Henry Prizes 2021". Open Country Mag. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. "Mr Jowhor Ile | Lecturer in Creative Writing - Fiction". Aberyswyth University. Retrieved 1 September 2023.


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