AFASite Wins the 2023 E.E SULE/SEVHAGE Prize for African Literary Criticism

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Lawal Maruf

A 200-level student of the Department of English, Arasi Kamolideen Oluwapelumi, has emerged as the winner at the E.E Sule/Sevhage prize for African literary criticism for the year 2023.

His essay “A Principle for the New Nigerian Poetry” was longlisted and subsequently shortlisted among the other participants from across African countries.

The prize which has always been awarded to a work of literary criticism in the form of essay on African literature is named after a professor of African Literature and Cultural Studies at the Ibrahim Babangida University.

While reacting to his victory, Kamolideen emphasized that participating in the contest has enabled him to contribute to the ongoing discussion about the state of Nigerian Literature.

“The essay is important to me because it is my own contribution to the fierce discourse that is ongoing about the state of Nigerian literature. Especially, what it takes for a literary work to be referred as Nigerian by some talented writers a d critics in Nigeria.”

He also expressed his delight and commended the support of his loved ones.

“I am glad to be recognized for the prize. It is also a tangible exhibition of the support I get from people around me, especially my sister, Arasi Marian Oluwamodupe.”

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