Michael Emmanuel
| Michael Emmanuel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 May 1998 Lagos, Nigeria |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Nigerian |
| 🏫 Education | Federal University of Technology, Akure (2017–present) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2016–present |
| Known for | Fiction writing |
| 🌐 Website | michaelemmanuel.wordpress.com |
Michael Emmanuel is a Nigerian fiction writer and creative nonfiction writer. He won the 2018 Quramo Writer’s Prize.[1]
Personal life and education
Emmanuel has an elder brother and lives in Lagos with his mother; he is a practicing Christian.[2] Since 2017, he has been a student of Federal University of Technology, Akure and studies Chemistry.[3] Aside from writing and reading, he keeps up with basketball, tennis and some graphic design.[4]
Awards
In 2016, Emmanuel won a NaNoWriMo award, a program that allows writers to write 50,000 words in 30 days.[5][6] In 2018, he won the Quramo Writer’s Prize for his manuscript titled Running Waters; he took home 1 million Naira and a contract with Quramo Publishing.[7]
Features and mentions
He has been featured in Kalahari Review in his fictional submission What It Feels Like To Die, a story about death and the Nigerian Civil War.[8] He has also been featured in Brittle Paper in his fictional submission, The Last Word.[9]
References
- ↑ "About Emmanuel Michael". Pulse. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ "About – Michael Emmanuel". Emmanuel Michael's Blog. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ "Emmanuel Michael clinches Quramo Writers Prize". Sun News. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ ""Like Goodbyes" by Michael Emmanuel – Praxis Magazine for Arts & Literature". Praxismagonline. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ "Michael Emmanuel - Creative and Short Story Writer". Upwork. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Michael Emmanuel wins the Quramo Writer's Award 2018 , Damilola Jonathan Oladeji". Damilola Jonathan Oladeji. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ↑ "Micheal Emmanuel emerges winner of Quramo Writers Prize 2018". Today NG. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ "What It Feels Like To Die – Emmanuel Michael". Kalahari Review Website. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ "The Last Word – Emmanuel Michael". Brittle Paper Website. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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