By Empress Ugoeze
Familoni Olubunmi has emerged winner of the 2024 Nigeria Prize for Literature, from a shortlist of three books.
The author won with his book, “The Road Does Not End”.
Olubunmi beat two of the three shortlist including; “A Father’s Pride by Ndidi Chiazor-Enenmo and “Wish Maker” by Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike, to emerge winner.
Olubunmi Familoni has written plays, screenplays, short fiction, and essays. His debut collection of stories, Smithereens of Death won the ANA Prize for Short Stories in 2015; his debut play, Every Single Day, was selected by the British Council for production as part of the Lagos Theatre Festival; his children’s book, I’ll Call My Brother For You, won the ANA Prize for Children’s Literature in 2020. His works have appeared in Jalada Africa, Ake Review, Bakwa Magazine, Afridiaspora Anthology, Agbowo, Kikwetu Literary Journal, among many others. He lives in Ibadan, Nigeria.