Nigerian Poet Iheoma J. Uzomba Wins the 2026 Evaristo Prize for African Poetry worth $1,500
Iheoma J. Uzomba has won the 2026 Evaristo Prize for African Poetry. The Nigerian poet’s “Father’s Love” was selected by this year’s judging panel, chaired by Ladan Osman, alongside Tsitsi Jaji and Leila Chatti, from a competitive shortlist that skewed heavily Nigerian. She receives USD $1,500, and her poems will be published on the African […]
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Iheoma J. Uzomba has won the 2026 Evaristo Prize for African Poetry. The Nigerian poet’s “Father’s Love” was selected by this year’s judging panel, chaired by Ladan Osman, alongside Tsitsi Jaji and Leila Chatti, from a competitive shortlist that skewed heavily Nigerian. She receives USD $1,500, and her poems will be published on the African […]
