Recently updated on February 12th, 2023 at 12:19 pm
Benjamin Nwosu, Akandu Chinenye, Gertrude Uzon and Ochoche Elumah have emerged winners of the 2017 Imbube African Book Festival and Awards.
The four winners receive a cash prize of 200,000 Naira at the inaugural event organised by NerveFlo.
The Imbube African Book Festival and Awards is a literary event aimed at drawing attention to the growing body of literary works coming out of the African continent while holding discussions on literary trends and publications.
In addition, Oyindamola Oluwashola Abbaty and Gideon Chukwuemeka Ogbonna won an Infinix Smart x5010 phone and the AfriVR virtual reality headset, respectively for winning the Most Outstanding story (outside the top votes).
According to Silas Okwoche, founder and coordinator of the Imbube African Book Festival and Award:
“This is our first move towards rewarding young people for their interest in writing and also starting up an important discussion on the role of books in our society.
We will build upon this and ensure that there is diversity of voices in our literary space.”
NerveFlo is a unified digital content marketplace that allows African creators sell their ebooks/music/films directly to mobile and web consumers. The NerveFlo marketplace works brilliantly for emerging markets because it addresses the key bandwidth limitations and digital piracy limitations in these markets.
