Olufemi Terry Writer

Olufemi Terry is a Sierra Leone-born writer. He won the 2010 Caine Prize for African Writing for his second short story "Stickfighting Days," which was originally published in Chimurenga Vol. 12/13. The judges said he was "a talent with an enormous future". He hopes to publish his debut novel soon.

Personal facts

Birth place
Sierra Leone
Nationality
Sierra Leone

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Writer

award
Caine Prize
influenced by
notable work
Stickfighting Days
The Sum of All Losses

Topical connections

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Abdulai Bell-BaggieFootball player
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Ibrahim Ben KargboPresident

Olufemi Terry on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://blipmagazine.net
  2. http://blipmagazine.net/features/olufemi-terry
  3. http://books.google.com/books?id=kKcHPdQzCegC&dq=jambula+tree&source=bl&ots=7CE621YtRS&sig=ZQ3SR8WCS9NWc0mNX8_mC6s3WzA&hl=en&ei=p-NWTPmZM4ez4Ab22uimBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CDsQ6AEwCQ
  4. http://www.caineprize.com/pdf/2010_Terry.pdf
  5. http://www.chimurenga.co.za/printissue-12-13.html
  6. http://www.exacteditions.com/exact/browse/538/730/7674/3/3
  7. http://www.femiterry.net
  8. http://www.guernicamag.com
  9. http://www.guernicamag.com/fiction/2408/terry_3_1_11
  10. http://www.popafricana.com/blog/?p=1211