Town of Birth Kaduna Notable Works Born On A Tuesday Occupation Writer, Journalist Name Elnathan John | Language English, Hausa Nationality Nigerian | |
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Alma mater Ahmadu Bello University | ||
Elnathan john reads from born on a tuesday
Elnathan John is a Nigerian novelist, satirist, writer and lawyer whose stories have twice been shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing.
Contents
- Elnathan john reads from born on a tuesday
- Elnathan john interview with nta
- Career
- Awards and listings
- References
Elnathan john interview with nta
Career
Elnathan John was born in Kaduna, in north-west Nigeria, in 1982. He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he obtained a law degree in 2007.
His short story "Bayan Layi", published in Per Contra, was shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2013. He was shortlisted again in 2015 for his short story "Flying". His writing has been published in Sentinel Nigeria, Per Contra, Hazlitt, ZAM Magazine, Evergreen Review, and Chimurenga's The Chronic. His first novel Born on a Tuesday was published by Cassava Republic Press in 2015 and in the US Grove Atlantic in 2016. Born on a Tuesday was shortlisted in September 2016 for the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature, Africa's largest literary award.
Elnathan John is a Civitella Ranieri Fellow (2015). He writes a weekly satirical column for the Sunday Trust newspaper and speaks regularly on Nigerian literature, media and politics.
Awards and listings
Shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize 2017
Longlisted for the Etisalat Prize for African Literature 2017
Shortlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature 2016
Shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing 2015
Shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing 2013