Jowhor Ile (born 1980) [1] is a Nigerian writer known for his first novel, And After Many Days. [2] [3] [4] In 2016, the novel was awarded the Etisalat Prize for Literature. [5] [6]
Ile was raised in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. [6] His short fiction has appeared in The Sewanee Review, McSweeney's Quarterly and Litro Magazine. He earned his MFA at Boston University, and was a Visiting professor at West Virginia University, dividing his time between Nigeria and the U.S. [7]
His short story "Fisherman's Stew", published in The Sewanee Review (2019), was shortlisted for the 2020 Caine Prize, [8] was a winner of the 2021 O. Henry Prize and was included in The Best Short Stories Anthology 2021, guest-edited and introduced by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. [9]
Ile lectures in the Department of English & Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University in Wales. [10]
Jowhor Ile (born 1980) [1] is a Nigerian writer known for his first novel, And After Many Days. [2] [3] [4] In 2016, the novel was awarded the Etisalat Prize for Literature. [5] [6]
Ile was raised in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. [6] His short fiction has appeared in The Sewanee Review, McSweeney's Quarterly and Litro Magazine. He earned his MFA at Boston University, and was a Visiting professor at West Virginia University, dividing his time between Nigeria and the U.S. [7]
His short story "Fisherman's Stew", published in The Sewanee Review (2019), was shortlisted for the 2020 Caine Prize, [8] was a winner of the 2021 O. Henry Prize and was included in The Best Short Stories Anthology 2021, guest-edited and introduced by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. [9]
Ile lectures in the Department of English & Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University in Wales. [10]