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"[4] and the Commonwealth Short Story Award for "Diary of an ECOMOG Soldier".[3][5] He subsequently sponsored a special prize in the Commonwealth competition for "best Nigerian story" in 2010.[6]
Isong worked with Shell Petroleum Development Company as a speech writer.[7] 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[8] explores the issue of bribery in the journalism profession[9] and is described by Isong as "a satirical portrait of Nigeria". Radio Sunrise won the McKItterick Prize 2018.[10]
References
- "Radio Nigeria Metro 97 6Fm in , Broadcasting House, Ikoyi Road, Eti Osa, Ikoyi, Lagos | VConnect™". VConnect. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "Why I Can't Join Nollywood's Emen Isong's Brother". Vanguard. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- "uche uzorka and anietie isong - nigeria". art for humanity. Durham University of Technology. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- "Young Nigerian writers shaping the world". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- "Nigerian writer, Anietie, set to win UK's biggest literary prize » Achievers » Tribune Online". Tribune Online. 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- "Commonwealth short story winners announced". Iran Book News Agency. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- Anietie Isong at LinkedIn.
- "Our Authors: Anietie Isong". Jacaranda. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- Kufre Usanga, "Review | Anietie Isong’s Radio Sunrise Tackles the Commodification of Journalism", Brittle Paper, 29 January 2018.
- "Aniete Isong wins McKItterick Prize 2018 for Radio Sunrise" Archived 2018-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, Sabinews, 22 July 2018.