Success Akpojotor
Success Akpojotor | |
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| Born | 3 January 1990 Benin City |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet, screenwriter, short story writer, playwright |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship |  Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University of Benin |
| Home town | Kokori, Delta State |
| Genre | Novel, Short story, Drama, Poetry, Screenplay, Mystery, Thriller (genre), Crime fiction |
| Notable works | Sex and Lagos City, Wednesday |
| Years active | 2009 – present |
| Website | |
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Success Akpojotor (born January 3, 1990) is a Nigerian novelist, poet, screenwriter, short story writer and playwright. [1] [2]
Biography
Born in Benin City, Nigeria, Akpojotor studied at the University of Benin, and earned a B.A in History. [3]
In 2016, his novel Sex and Lagos City sparked a debate on Nairaland. Castigated for featuring gay characters in his book and accused of promoting homosexuality, some demanded his arrest. [4]
Wednesday, his detective novel, which became the most priced book on the internet in 2017, mentions the British serial killer Stephen Akinmurele. [5] [6]
Akpojotor’s poems have been published in reputable literary journals and anthologies including Kalahari Review, Saraba Magazine, African Writer, Nigerian Observer, Poets Reading The News, Tuck Magazine, Heavy Feather Review, Afrikáná and Best New African Poets 2017 Anthology. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Bibliography
- Born Again and Again, 2013. ISBN 978-19-81-05567-8 Search this book on
. - Trance, 2014. ISBN 978-19-82-94216-8 Search this book on .
- Concatenation, 2014. ISBN 978-15-39-10758-3 Search this book on .
- 100 Poems, 2015. ISBN 978-15-20-84014-7 Search this book on .
- Sex and Lagos City, 2016. ISBN 978-15-20-73017-2 Search this book on .
- The Rainbow Household, 2016. ISBN 978-15-39-08778-6 Search this book on .
- Wednesday, 2017. ISBN 978-15-20-67428-5 Search this book on .
References
- ↑ "Young Nigerian author highlights gay characters in new novel". 76Crimes. November 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Nigerian author highlights gay characters in new novel". NoStringsNg. November 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Young Nigerian author highlights gay characters in new novel". 76Crimes. November 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Nigerian Author Highlights Gay Characters In New Novel". Nairaland.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ "Nigerian Author Sells His Novels For £100.00 In United Kingdom". Nairaland.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ↑ "Stephen Akinmurele". Killer Cloud.
- ↑ Irredemable Fragments: Three Poems by Nigerian Poet Success Akpojotor. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ Never Say Die: Poems by Success Akpojotor. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ↑ Double Jeopardy by Success Akpojotor. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ↑ Have You Seen My Mother? by Success Akpojotor. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ↑ Colours from Chibok by Success Akpojotor. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ↑ Potpourri of Perdition by Success Akpojotor. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ China's Jerusalem by Success Akpojotor. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ Manifesto by Success Akpojotor. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ↑ x is God by Success Akpojotor. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ Two Poems by Success Akpojotor ( What is Jerusalem?). Retrieved 6 February 2018.
External links
- 76Crimes
- NoStringsNg
- Nairaland.com
- Success Akpojotor's website
- Amazon
- Goodreads
- The Rainbow Household, KitoDiaries
- Success Akpojotor's Smashwords Author Profile
- African Writer
- Kalahari Review
- Sex and Lagos City, KitoDiaries
- Poem Hunter
- Afrikáná
- Trenchard Hub
- FictionDB
- Bookbub
- Inkitt
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