A. Igoni Barrett
Encyclopedia
Adrian Igonibo Barrett is a Nigeria
n writer. He was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
to a Nigeria
n mother and the Jamaica
n novelist and poet, Lindsay Barrett
.
Barrett was a winner of the BBC World Service short story competition for 2005. His first book, a collection of short stories entitled From Caves of Rotten Teeth, was first published in 2005 and reissued in 2008.
In 2006 he co-founded the online literary journal Blackbiro. In 2007 he joined the editorial team of Farafina Magazine
, where he was managing editor until 2009. He was the founding organizer of the BookJam reading series in Lagos
, Nigeria
, which featured the writers Jude Dibia
, Michela Wrong
, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
, Binyavanga Wainaina
, Helon Habila
and Tsitsi Dangarembga
, among others. In 2010 he was awarded a Chinua Achebe
Center Fellowship.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n writer. He was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
to a Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n mother and the Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n novelist and poet, Lindsay Barrett
Lindsay Barrett
Carlton Lindsay Barrett is a Jamaican poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, journalist and photographer who lives in Nigeria.-Life and career:...
.
Barrett was a winner of the BBC World Service short story competition for 2005. His first book, a collection of short stories entitled From Caves of Rotten Teeth, was first published in 2005 and reissued in 2008.
In 2006 he co-founded the online literary journal Blackbiro. In 2007 he joined the editorial team of Farafina Magazine
Farafina Magazine
is a bimonthly publication which provides a high quality medium for people all over the world to freely express their world view. It is a general interest magazine written in simple uncluttered prose and illustrated with humorous drawings and photographs...
, where he was managing editor until 2009. He was the founding organizer of the BookJam reading series in Lagos
Lagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, which featured the writers Jude Dibia
Jude Dibia
Jude Dibia is a Nigerian-born novelist. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He has a B.A in Modern European Languages .Jude Dibia is the author of three well received novels; Walking with Shadows , Unbridled , and Blackbird . Jude’s novels have been described as daring and controversial by readers and...
, Michela Wrong
Michela Wrong
Michela Wrong is a British journalist and author who spent six years as a foreign correspondent covering events across the African continent for Reuters, the BBC, and the Financial Times. Her debut book, In the Footsteps of Mr...
, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian writer.Her family is of Igbo descent. In 2008 she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.-Early life and education:...
, Binyavanga Wainaina
Binyavanga Wainaina
Binyavanga Wainaina is a Kenyan author, journalist and winner of the Caine Prize.-Early life and education:Binyavanga Wainaina was born in Nakuru in Rift Valley province. He attended Moi Primary School in Nakuru, Mangu High School in Thika, and Lenana School in Nairobi...
, Helon Habila
Helon Habila
Helon Habila is a Nigerian novelist and poet. He won the Caine Prize for African fiction in 2001, and the Commonwealth Writers Prize in 2003....
and Tsitsi Dangarembga
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Tsitsi Dangarembga is a Zimbabwean author and filmmaker.- Biography :Dangarembga was born in Mutoko, Zimbabwe , in 1959 but spent part of her childhood in England. She began her education there, but concluded her A-levels in a missionary school back home, in the town of Mutare...
, among others. In 2010 he was awarded a Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe popularly known as Chinua Achebe is a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic...
Center Fellowship.