Author's Corner: Nnamdi Oguike Biography, Books, Notable Works, Award And Achievements.

Biography

Nnamdi Oguike is a Nigerian writer, who is best known for his novel "Do Not Say It's Not Your Country". He lives in Awka, Nigeria.

Books

Nnamdi Oguike is well known for his short story collection Do Not Say It’s Not Your Country and his forthcoming novel Toy Shop is already in publish.

Awards And Achievements

Nnamdi Oguike was selected as The Missing Slate’s Author of the Month for March 2016. His story, “Easter in Jungle City,” won the first runner-up prize in the Africa Book Club Short Story Competition in April 2015, while “I’m Wearing a Wine-Red Smoking Jacket, How About You?” was on the finalist of the 2018 edition of the competition.

Notable Works

Nnamdi Oguike won the 2019 Morland Scholarship, which provided him with the funding to complete the novel - "Do Not Say It’s Not Your Country". In his words:

"Winning a writing scholarship was a life-changing experience. I wouldn’t have been able to write my debut novel without the scholarship".

More of his writings have been published in The Dalhousie Review, African Writer and Brittle Paper.