| Intro | Nigerian author |
| Is |
Author |
| From |
Nigeria |
| Type |
Literature |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1 January 1975 |
| Age: | 45 years |
Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike (or Uche Peter Umez) 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 a PhD student at the University of Alberta, Canada.
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
- 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
- “Uche Umezurike – Fellows – Civitella Ranieri”.
- http://www.nigerialng.com/News.aspx?&id=61
- http://www.chateaudelavigny.ch/alumni-2/
- http://www.sanskritifoundation.org/Artists%20in%20Residence.pdf
- “The Caine Prize”.
- “Uchechukwu Peter UMEZURIKE”.