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We are pleased to announce the panel of judges for the 2017 edition of the Green Author Prize (GAP) for young unpublished Nigerian writers. They are Su’eddie Vershima Agema, Estrella Gada, Uchenna Walter Ude, Akpan-Nya, Alexandra Emem, Bura-Bari Nwilo, Romeo Oriogun and Joseph Omotayo.
The judges will select 10 deserving writers – comprising four (4) poets, three (3) novelists, two (2) short story writers, and one (1) playwright for the FREE e-publishing contracts covering design and distribution on all major platforms. The selected authors will also be eligible for a 20% discount on any future publishing through Words Rhymes & Rhythm Publishers, open for a 2-year period.
judges bio:
Su’eddie Vershima Agema (Su’ur Vershima Agema) is the author of Home Equals Holes: Tale of an Exile (Joint Winner, Association of Nigerian Authors’ Prize for Poetry, 2014), The Bottom of Another Tale (Shortlist, Association of Nigerian Authors’ Prize for Prose, 2014 and Abubakar Gimba Prize for Short Stories, 2015) and Bring our casket home: Tales one shouldn’t tell (Longlist, Association of Nigerian Authors’ Prize for Poetry 2013). He won the Mandela Day Short Story Prize 2016 and was shortlisted for the Saraba/PEN Nigeria Poetry Prize 2013. A former Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Authors (Benue State Chapter) and board member of a number of literary organisations, he has a passion for new writing, post-colonialism and advocating the cause of literature. He blogs at http://sueddie.wordpress.com and is @sueddieagema on Twitter and Instagram.
