Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike

Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike (or Uche Peter Umez) (born January 1, 1975) is a Nigerian author. Umez's first published work of poetry, Dark through the Delta, deals with the recurring despoliation of Nigeria using the Niger Delta as its motif.

A graduate of Government & Public Administration from Abia State University, Umez is also the author of Tears in her Eyes (short stories) and Aridity of Feelings (poems). He has a master’s degree in English Studies from the University of Port Harcourt and is currently working on another short story collection and a novel.

Works

Children's Fiction

• Sam and the Wallet (Funtime TV Enterprises, 2007)
• “Tim the Monkey and Other Stories” (Africana First Publishers, 2013)
• “The Boy Who Throws Stones at Animals and Other Stories” (Melrose Books, 2011)
• “The Runaway Hero” (Jalaa Writers’ Collective, 2011)

Short fiction

• Tears in Her Eyes (Edu-Edy Publications, 2005)

Poetry

• Aridity of Feelings (Edu-Edy Publications, 2006)
• Dark through the Delta (Edu-Edy Publications, 2004)

Awards and grants

• Fellow, Civitella Ranieri, Italy, 2012^[1]
• Shortlisted, Nigeria LNG Prize for Literature, 2011^[2]
• Fellow, Chateau de Lavigny, Switzerland, 2010^[3]
• Laureate, UNESCO-Aschberg, Sanskriti Kendra, India, 2009^[4]
• Alumnus, Caine Prize for African Writing Workshop, Accra, Ghana, 2009^[5]
• Alumnus, International Writing Program, Iowa City, USA, 2008^[6]

References

1. "Uche Umezurike - Fellows - Civitella Ranieri".
2. http://www.nigerialng.com/News.aspx?&id=61
3. http://www.chateaudelavigny.ch/alumni-2/
4. http://www.sanskritifoundation.org/Artists%20in%20Residence.pdf
5. "The Caine Prize".
6. "Uchechukwu Peter UMEZURIKE".