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Kachi A. Ozumba is a Nigerian-born novelist and short story writer. He won the Arts Council England's Decibel Penguin Prize in 2006 and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Africa region) in 2009. His debut novel, The Shadow of a Smile (2009), was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, evoking the spirit of a place[1] and longlisted for the 2010 Desmond Elliott Prize.[2][3]

Ozumba studied at the University of Ibadan, University of Leeds, and Newcastle University.

References

  1. ^ Ondaatje prize shortlist wanders from Pakistan to Hackney
  2. ^ Desmond Elliott Prize for new fiction - longlist announced
  3. ^ Debut novelists vie for £10,000 Desmond Elliott prize
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