Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike
Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike 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 and Aridity of Feelings. He has a master's degree in English Studies from the University of Port Harcourt and is currently a PhD student at the University of Alberta, Canada.Works
- Sam and the Wallet
- “Tim the Monkey and Other Stories”
- “The Boy Who Throws Stones at Animals and Other Stories”
- “The Runaway Hero”
- Tears in Her Eyes
Poetry
- Aridity of Feelings
- Dark through the Delta
Awards and grants
- Fellow, Civitella Ranieri, Italy, 2012
- Shortlisted, Nigeria LNG Prize for Literature, 2011
- Fellow, Chateau de Lavigny, Switzerland, 2010
- Laureate, UNESCO-Aschberg, Sanskriti Kendra, India, 2009
- Alumnus, Caine Prize for African Writing Workshop, Accra, Ghana, 2009
- Alumnus, International Writing Program, Iowa City, USA, 2008
