Obari Gomba
Obari Gomba | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Lecturer, writer and playwright |
| Nationality | Nigeria |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Education | University of Iowa |
| Notable works | Grit |
| Notable awards | ANA Poetry Prize, Nigeria Prize for Literature |
Obari Gomba is a Nigerian writer and a playwright.[1] In 2023, he won the Nigeria Prize for Literature for his work Grit.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Gomba is an associate dean of Humanities and teaches Literary and Creative Writing at the University of Port Harcourt.[2] He won the ANA Poetry Prize in 2017 and 2018 was an Honorary Fellow in Writing at the University of Iowa.[3]
Gomba's work had been shortlisted five times since 2013 for the Nigeria Prize for Literature prior to winning it in 2023 for his play Grit,[2] which Lindsay Barrett described as "a cautionary tale in which the reader or the onlooker is being alerted to the resilience and determined existence of GRIT as a quality of life. ... a wholesome commentary on Nigeria's contemporary political circumstance."[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Obinna, Emelike (2023-09-18). "'The significance of the Nigerian Prize for Literature is bigger than the verdict of the jury'". BusinessDay. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- 1 2 3 Obinna, Emelike (13 October 2023). "Obari Gomba wins Nigerian Prize for Literature after five attempts". BusinessDay. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- 1 2 Odeh, Nehru (13 October 2023). "Obari Gomba wins 2023 Nigeria Prize for Literature, carts home $100,000". P.M. News. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ Barrett, Lindsay (5 November 2023). "GRIT AS THE WINNER OF THE NIGERIA PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2023: An Examination Of Modern Political Dysfunction". Leadership. Nigeria.