Anietie Isong

Anietie Isong is a Nigerian/British author of poetry and short stories.

Biography

A graduate of the University of Ibadan, where he studied Communication Arts, Isong worked in broadcasting for Metro FM, also scriptwriting for the Nigerian station,[1] before relocating to the United Kingdom.[2] There, he studied at the University of Leicester.[3] His earlier work writing scripts for radio evolved into a more dedicated focus on writing.[2] Among his poems and short stories, he won the MUSON Poetry Award for "These Many Rivers" and the Commonwealth Short Story Award for "Diary of an ECOMOG Soldier".[3] He subsequently sponsored a special prize in the Commonwealth competition for "best Nigerian story" in 2010.[4]

Isong worked with Shell Petroleum Development Company as a speech writer.[5] He formerly worked at the University of Birmingham as International Press Officer.[3] His elder sister, Emen Isong, is a well-known producer and screenplay writer for Nollywood films.[2]

His debut novel Radio Sunrise[6] explores the issue of bribery in the journalism profession[7] and is described by Isong as "a satirical portrait of Nigeria". Radio Sunrise won the McKItterick Prize 2018.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Radio Nigeria Metro 97 6Fm in , Broadcasting House, Ikoyi Road, Eti Osa, Ikoyi, Lagos | VConnect™". VConnect. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Why I Can't Join Nollywood's Emen Isong's Brother". Vanguard. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "uche uzorka and anietie isong - nigeria". art for humanity. Durham University of Technology. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth short story winners announced". Iran Book News Agency. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Anietie Isong at LinkedIn.
  6. ↑ "Our Authors: Anietie Isong". Jacaranda. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Kufre Usanga, "Review | Anietie Isong’s Radio Sunrise Tackles the Commodification of Journalism", Brittle Paper, 29 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Aniete Isong wins McKItterick Prize 2018 for Radio Sunrise", Sabinews, 22 July 2018.
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