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'''Otosirieze Obi-Young''' (born April 3, 1994) is a Nigerian writer, editor, and literary journalist. He is Deputy Editor of ''[[Brittle Paper]]''<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last1=Bedingfield |first1=William |title=Eight Nigerian authors discuss Nigeria's literary culture |url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/39595/1/literature-nigeria-chimamanda-adichie-libraries |website=Dazed Digital |accessdate=December 25, 2018|date=2018-04-09 }}</ref>. In 2019, he won the inaugural [[The Future Awards Africa]] Prize for Literature<ref>{{cite web |title=TFAA 2019: Full list of winners |url=https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/burna-boy-timini-egbuson-tfaa-2019-full-list-of-winners/d7e740y |website=Pulse Nigeria |accessdate=26 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FULL LIST: Burna Boy, Tolani Alli, Others Win Big at Future Africa Awards |url=https://www.channelstv.com/2019/11/25/full-list-burna-boy-timi-egbuson-tolani-alli-others-win-big-at-future-africa-award/ |website=Channels Television |accessdate=26 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Future Awards 2019: Burna Boy, Timin Egbuson win big (Full list of winners) |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/365051-future-awards-2019-burna-boy-timini-egbuson-win-big-full-list-of-winners.html |website=Premium Times |accessdate=26 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the Winners at The Future Awards Africa 2019! |url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2019/11/future-awards-africa-2019/ |website=Bella Naija |accessdate=26 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Future Awards Africa 2019: check out full list of winners |url=https://ynaija.com/the-future-awards-africa-2019-check-out-full-list-of-winners/ |website=YNaija |accessdate=26 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ibeh |first1=Chukwuebuka |title=Otosirieze Obi-Young Wins Inaugural The Future Awards Prize for Literature |url=https://brittlepaper.com/2019/11/otosirieze-obi-young-wins-inaugural-the-future-awards-africa-prize-for-literature/ |accessdate=25 November 2019 |publisher=Brittle Paper}}</ref>. His short stories and literary commentary have appeared in ''[[The Threepenny Review]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=David Morgan |title=Esteemed Long-standing Lit Mag Runs the Gamut of Genres |url=http://www.thereviewreview.net/reviews/esteemed-long-standing-lit-mag-runs-gamut-genres |website=The Review Review |accessdate=December 25, 2018}}</ref>, ''[[Transition Magazine|Transition]]'', and ''[[Dazed Digital]]''<ref name="auto"/>. His work in LGBTQ advocacy in literature has been profiled in ''[[Literary Hub]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=d'Adesky |first1=Anne-christine |url=https://lithub.com/on-a-progressive-platform-for-new-african-literature/ |website=Literary Hub |accessdate=27 October 2019}}</ref>. His essays focus on sexuality and literary culture<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cynthia |first1=Osuchukwu |title=Otosirieze on His Writing, Finding an Agent, and Contributing to the African Literary Scene |url=http://syncityng.com/2018/09/27/otosirieze-on-his-writing-finding-agent-and-contributing-to-the-african-literary-scene/ |website=SynCityNG |accessdate=December 25, 2018|date=2018-09-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ryman |first1=Geoff |title=Otosirieze Obi-Young: by Geoff Ryman |url=http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/otosirieze-obi-young/ |website=Strange Horizons |accessdate=December 25, 2018|date=2018-05-31 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Okwuosa |first1=Ashley |title=Nigeria's First Gay Memoir Is an Essential Primer on the Real Experiences of LGBT Africans |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/chike-frankie-edozien-lives-of-great-men-nigeria-first-gay-memoir/ |website=OkayAfrica |accessdate=December 25, 2018|date=2018-06-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gevisser |first1=Mark |title=House of Rainbow: LGBT Rights Balanced on the Pink Line |url=https://griffithreview.com/articles/house-of-rainbow-lgbt-rights-balanced-pink-line/ |website=Griffith Review |accessdate=December 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gevisser |first1=Mark |title=House of Rainbow: The New Pink Line Dividing the World |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/04/house-of-rainbow-the-new-pink-line-dividing-the-world |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=December 25, 2018|date=2018-03-03 }}</ref>. He has been described as among the "top curators and editors from Africa"<ref>{{cite news |title=2019: Top 10 Literary Curators and Editors from Africa Right Now |url=https://www.witsprouts.com/2019-top-10-literary-curators-and-editors-from-africa-right-now/ |accessdate=20 August 2019 |publisher=The Witsprouts Project |date=14 August 2019}}</ref>.
'''Otosirieze Obi-Young''' (born April 3, 1994) is a Nigerian writer, editor, and literary journalist. He is Deputy Editor of ''[[Brittle Paper]]''<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last1=Bedingfield |first1=William |title=Eight Nigerian authors discuss Nigeria's literary culture |url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/39595/1/literature-nigeria-chimamanda-adichie-libraries |website=Dazed Digital |accessdate=December 25, 2018|date=2018-04-09 }}</ref>. In 2019, he won the inaugural [[The Future Awards Africa]] Prize for Literature<ref>{{cite web |title=TFAA 2019: Full list of winners |url=https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/burna-boy-timini-egbuson-tfaa-2019-full-list-of-winners/d7e740y |website=Pulse Nigeria |accessdate=26 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FULL LIST: Burna Boy, Tolani Alli, Others Win Big at Future Africa Awards |url=https://www.channelstv.com/2019/11/25/full-list-burna-boy-timi-egbuson-tolani-alli-others-win-big-at-future-africa-award/ |website=Channels Television |accessdate=26 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Future Awards 2019: Burna Boy, Timin Egbuson win big (Full list of winners) |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/365051-future-awards-2019-burna-boy-timini-egbuson-win-big-full-list-of-winners.html |website=Premium Times |accessdate=26 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the Winners at The Future Awards Africa 2019! |url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2019/11/future-awards-africa-2019/ |website=Bella Naija |accessdate=26 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Future Awards Africa 2019: check out full list of winners |url=https://ynaija.com/the-future-awards-africa-2019-check-out-full-list-of-winners/ |website=YNaija |accessdate=26 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ibeh |first1=Chukwuebuka |title=Otosirieze Obi-Young Wins Inaugural The Future Awards Prize for Literature |url=https://brittlepaper.com/2019/11/otosirieze-obi-young-wins-inaugural-the-future-awards-africa-prize-for-literature/ |accessdate=25 November 2019 |publisher=Brittle Paper}}</ref>. His short stories and literary commentary have appeared in ''[[The Threepenny Review]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=David Morgan |title=Esteemed Long-standing Lit Mag Runs the Gamut of Genres |url=http://www.thereviewreview.net/reviews/esteemed-long-standing-lit-mag-runs-gamut-genres |website=The Review Review |accessdate=December 25, 2018}}</ref>, ''[[Transition Magazine|Transition]]'', and ''[[Dazed Digital]]''<ref name="auto"/>. His work in LGBTQ advocacy in literature has been profiled in ''[[Literary Hub]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=d'Adesky |first1=Anne-Christine |title=On a Progressive Platform for New African Literature |url=https://lithub.com/on-a-progressive-platform-for-new-african-literature/ |website=Literary Hub |accessdate=27 October 2019}}</ref>. His essays focus on sexuality and literary culture<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cynthia |first1=Osuchukwu |title=Otosirieze on His Writing, Finding an Agent, and Contributing to the African Literary Scene |url=http://syncityng.com/2018/09/27/otosirieze-on-his-writing-finding-agent-and-contributing-to-the-african-literary-scene/ |website=SynCityNG |accessdate=December 25, 2018|date=2018-09-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ryman |first1=Geoff |title=Otosirieze Obi-Young: by Geoff Ryman |url=http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/otosirieze-obi-young/ |website=Strange Horizons |accessdate=December 25, 2018|date=2018-05-31 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Okwuosa |first1=Ashley |title=Nigeria's First Gay Memoir Is an Essential Primer on the Real Experiences of LGBT Africans |url=https://www.okayafrica.com/chike-frankie-edozien-lives-of-great-men-nigeria-first-gay-memoir/ |website=OkayAfrica |accessdate=December 25, 2018|date=2018-06-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gevisser |first1=Mark |title=House of Rainbow: LGBT Rights Balanced on the Pink Line |url=https://griffithreview.com/articles/house-of-rainbow-lgbt-rights-balanced-pink-line/ |website=Griffith Review |accessdate=December 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gevisser |first1=Mark |title=House of Rainbow: The New Pink Line Dividing the World |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/04/house-of-rainbow-the-new-pink-line-dividing-the-world |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=December 25, 2018|date=2018-03-03 }}</ref>. He has been described as among the "top curators and editors from Africa"<ref>{{cite news |title=2019: Top 10 Literary Curators and Editors from Africa Right Now |url=https://www.witsprouts.com/2019-top-10-literary-curators-and-editors-from-africa-right-now/ |accessdate=20 August 2019 |publisher=The Witsprouts Project |date=14 August 2019}}</ref>. In 2020, he was listed among "The 100 Most Influential Young Nigerians"<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akpah |first1=Prince |title=PROFILES: 2019 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL YOUNG NIGERIANS |url=https://avancemedia.org/2019miyn/ |accessdate=21 January 2020 |publisher=Avance Media |date=20 January 2020}}</ref> by Avance Media.
== Education and Career ==
== Education and Career ==


Revision as of 08:25, 21 January 2020

The Nigerian writer and editor Otosirieze Obi-Young.

Otosirieze Obi-Young (born April 3, 1994) is a Nigerian writer, editor, and literary journalist. He is Deputy Editor of Brittle Paper[1]. In 2019, he won the inaugural The Future Awards Africa Prize for Literature[2][3][4][5][6][7]. His short stories and literary commentary have appeared in The Threepenny Review[8], Transition, and Dazed Digital[1]. His work in LGBTQ advocacy in literature has been profiled in Literary Hub[9]. His essays focus on sexuality and literary culture[10][11][12][13][14]. He has been described as among the "top curators and editors from Africa"[15]. In 2020, he was listed among "The 100 Most Influential Young Nigerians"[16] by Avance Media.

Education and Career

Otosirieze Obi-Young was born in Aba, Nigeria. He studied English and History at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He taught at Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu. In 2018, he was named a judge for the Gerald Kraak Prize, an initiative for writing and visual art about on gender, social justice and sexuality[17]. In 2019, he was announced as a judge for the Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship[18]. He is an editor at 14, Nigeria’s first queer art collective. He is the founder of the Art Naija Series anthologies which include Enter Naija: The Book of Places[19] and Work Naija: The Book of Vocations[20].

Works

Short stories

  • “A Tenderer Blessing”, originally published in Transition Magazine, Fall 2015
  • “Mulumba”, originally published in The Threepenny Review, Spring 2016

Essays

References

  1. ^ a b Bedingfield, William (2018-04-09). "Eight Nigerian authors discuss Nigeria's literary culture". Dazed Digital. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "TFAA 2019: Full list of winners". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ "FULL LIST: Burna Boy, Tolani Alli, Others Win Big at Future Africa Awards". Channels Television. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Future Awards 2019: Burna Boy, Timin Egbuson win big (Full list of winners)". Premium Times. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Meet the Winners at The Future Awards Africa 2019!". Bella Naija. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  6. ^ "The Future Awards Africa 2019: check out full list of winners". YNaija. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  7. ^ Ibeh, Chukwuebuka. "Otosirieze Obi-Young Wins Inaugural The Future Awards Prize for Literature". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. ^ O'Connor, David Morgan. "Esteemed Long-standing Lit Mag Runs the Gamut of Genres". The Review Review. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  9. ^ d'Adesky, Anne-Christine. "On a Progressive Platform for New African Literature". Literary Hub. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  10. ^ Cynthia, Osuchukwu (2018-09-27). "Otosirieze on His Writing, Finding an Agent, and Contributing to the African Literary Scene". SynCityNG. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  11. ^ Ryman, Geoff (2018-05-31). "Otosirieze Obi-Young: by Geoff Ryman". Strange Horizons. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  12. ^ Okwuosa, Ashley (2018-06-05). "Nigeria's First Gay Memoir Is an Essential Primer on the Real Experiences of LGBT Africans". OkayAfrica. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  13. ^ Gevisser, Mark. "House of Rainbow: LGBT Rights Balanced on the Pink Line". Griffith Review. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  14. ^ Gevisser, Mark (2018-03-03). "House of Rainbow: The New Pink Line Dividing the World". The Guardian. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  15. ^ "2019: Top 10 Literary Curators and Editors from Africa Right Now". The Witsprouts Project. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  16. ^ Akpah, Prince (20 January 2020). "PROFILES: 2019 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL YOUNG NIGERIANS". Avance Media. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Otosirieze joins Gerald Kraak Prize and Anthology judging panel". The Reading List. September 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  18. ^ "Changes to MMF Judging Panel". Miles Morland Foundation. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  19. ^ Ugwu, Emeka (2017-06-20). "A Letter from a Homeless Prodigal". The Chimurenga Chronic. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  20. ^ Ihejirika, Uzoma (2016-11-03). "Q&A with Otosirieze Obi-Young on Enter Naija, Emerging Writers and Provincialism". Bakwa. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
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