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Ola Awonubi

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Buchi Emecheta, Jane Austen, Chinua Achebe, Andrea Levy

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Ola Nubi studied for an MA in Creative writing and Imaginative Practice at the University of East London and in 2008 her short story The Pink House, won first prize in the National words of colour competition and another short story of hers The Go- slow Journey, won the first prize in the fiction category for Wasafiri’s New writing prize 2009 and the Best Author CA Awards 2019.

Some of her short stories feature on Afreada, Brittle Paper, Story Time, Woven Tale Press, TheSiren.co.uk and naijastories.com. She has had over 15 short stories published in various literary magazines, journals and on blogs and speaks at writing events.

Author of 7 books – Love’s Persuasion was published by Ankara Press – the Romance imprint of Cassava Press, Abuja.
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