Ainehi Edoro

Ainehi Edoro
Born December 11
Nationality Nigerian
Alma mater Duke University
Genre Fictional literature

Ainehi Edoro (born December 11) is a Nigerian writer. She is the founder and publisher of Brittle Paper. She is currently an assistant professor of Global Black literature at University of Wisconsin-Madison.[1]

Education

While undergoing her doctorate from Duke University, Edoro founded Brittle Paper.[2] Until June 2018, she was assistant professor at Marquette University. Her interests are centered on fictional African literature.[1][3]

Career and recognition

Edoro founded Brittle Paper in 2010. Explaining how she came about the name with Jennifer Emelife, Edoro explained that "The brittleness of paper evokes the ephemeral nature of literary work and ideas within the digital space...Brittle Paper is about documenting the life of texts within the social media space."[4] According to her, the dissatisfaction in sharing her literary thoughts with only her academic community was what led her to blogging, however she stated that her objective was to "reinvent African fiction and literary culture".[5] She was listed as one of the five most influential Nigerian women in 2016 by Guardian.[6]

In 2016, her writings were published on The Guardian, where she observed discrimination in the perception of African writers by some stakeholders in the literary circle.[7]

In June 2018, she was the lead judge at GT Bank writing contest.[8] She is also the announcer of the African literary person of the year through Brittle Paper.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ainehi Edoro to Leave Marquette University for Dual Appointment at University of Wisconsin-Madison". Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  2. ↑ "Happy Birthday to Ainehi Edoro, Founder and Editor of Brittle Paper". Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  3. ↑ "AINEHI EDORO". Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  4. ↑ "Brittle Paper at 7-Interview with Founder, Ainehi Edoro". July 31, 2017. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  5. ↑ "Interview with Ainehi Edoro, Founder of BrittlePaper.com". February 1, 2015. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  6. ↑ "Five most influential Nigerian women of 2016". Guardian. December 3, 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  7. ↑ "How not to talk about African fiction". Guardian. April 6, 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  8. ↑ "Decade old story wins GTBank's Dusty Manuscript Contest". Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  9. ↑ "Nigerian author named Literary Person of the Year". Pulse.
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