Elnathan John
| Elnathan John | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 |
| Town of Birth | Kaduna |
| Occupation | Writer, Journalist |
| Language | English, Hausa |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma Mater | Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria |
| Notable Works | Born On A Tuesday |
Elnathan John (born 1982) is a Nigerian novelist, satirist and writer.
Career
Elnathan John is a Nigerian writer. He attended the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he obtained a law degree in 2007.[1] His short story "Bayan Layi", published in Per Contra, was shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing[2] in 2013. He was shortlisted again in 2015 for his short story, "Flying".[3] His writing has been published in Sentinel Nigeria, Per Contra, Hazlitt, ZAM Magazine, Evergreen Review, and Chimurenga's The Chronic.
Elnathan is a Civitella Ranieri Fellow (2015).[4] He writes a weekly satirical column for the Sunday Trust newspaper[5] and speaks regularly on Nigerian literature, media and politics. He lives in Abuja, Nigeria.
Published works
- Born On A Tuesday (Cassava Republic Press, 2015; Grove Atlantic, 2016)
- "In A Time of Boko Haram" in The Chronic (March 2015)
- "Running" in The Gonjon Pin and other stories. (New Internationalist, 2014); (Nigeria: Cassava Republic Press, 2014)
- "Flying" in Per Contra, (Fall 2014) www.percontra.net/issues/33/fiction/flying/
- "A Memory This Size" in A MemoryThis Size and other stories. (New Internationalist, 2013)
- "Waiting for Wame," in Evergreen Review (Issue 131, 2012)
- "Poetry" in NigeriansTalk Litmag http://nigerianstalk.org/2013/08/11/five-poems-by-elnathan-john (August 2013)
- "Bayan Layi," in Per Contra (Online, Fall 2012) http://www.percontra.net/issues/25/fiction/bayan-layi
- "Learning Gertrud"," in Otis Nebula (Summer issue, 2012) http://otisnebula.com/otisnebula/ON5_Elnathan_John.html
- "Love in a Time of Protests," in ZAM Magazine (First International Edition, March 2012)
- "Your Man", in Sentinel Nigeria (Issue 8, 2011) www.sentinelnigeria.org/online/issue-8-november-2011-january-2012/fiction/your-man
- "Flowers and Phantoms," in Cavalcade (Volume 1, No. 1, 2009)
References
- ^ "Sentinel Nigeria". Sentinel Nigeria. Sentinel Nigeria. November 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "Fourteenth Caine Prize shortlist announced". www.caineprize.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ "Sixteenth Caine Prize for African writing shortlist announced". www.caineprize.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ "Fellows - Civitella Ranieri". www.civitella.org. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ "Because I care". www.dailytrust.com.ng. Retrieved 2015-07-18.