Epaphras Chukwuenweniwe Osondu, predominantly known as E. C. Osondu, is a Nigerian writer known for his short stories. His story Waiting won the 2009 Caine Prize for African Writing,[1] for which he had been a finalist in 2007 with his story Jimmy Carter's Eyes.[2][3] Osondu had previously won the Allen and Nirelle Galso Prize for Fiction[4] and his story A Letter from Home was judged one of "The Top Ten Stories on the Internet" in 2006[by whom?].[citation needed]
Osondu's writing has been published in Agni,[5] Guernica,[6] Vice,[7] Fiction,[citation needed] and The Atlantic.[8] His debut collection of short stories, Voice of America, was published in 2010.[9]
- ^ "Previous Winners". The Caine Prize for African Writing. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ Alison Flood, "EC Osondu takes £10,000 'African Booker'", The Guardian, 7 July 2009.
- ^ Iwunze-Ibiam, Chioma (2017-04-01). "E.C Osondu Now Contributing Editor Of AGNI". Creative Writing News. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "EC Osondu". Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice. 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ Osofisan, Sola (2016-08-22). "E.C. Osondu: A Writer must come to the blank page with humility". AfricanWriter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ Osondu, E. C. (2008-10-01). "Waiting". Guernica. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Osondu Wins BOA Prize". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ LaFrance, Adrienne (2020-01-14). "Let's All Read More Fiction". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ Gappah, Petina (2011-01-16). "Voice of America by EC Osondu - book review". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
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