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Rosina Umelo (born 1930) is a Nigerian writer. She is known for her short stories, children's books and her young adult fiction. She also has published under the pen name Adaeze Madu.
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Life
Umelo was born in Cheshire, England, and was a British citizen until 1971, when she became a citizen of Nigeria through marriage. She worked as a principal and created English-language curriculum materials. Later, Umelo became a school administrator.
Umelo collected 12 of her short stories for adults into The Man Who Ate the Money (1978), five of which won awards. Nancy J. Schmidt, writing for Africa Today, called Umelo's writing in The Man Who Ate the Money "fresh," even though her subject matter dealt with themes that are common in African fiction. Umelo also wrote for a popular young adult series published by Macmillan, called the Pacesetters Series. Umelo also created works for young adults for the series "Heart Beats", published by Chelsea House Publishers in the 1990s.