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The series is now open to submissions.

“Part of the reality of being an international student is that one is always nearly broke,” the Nigerian writer said of the $3,000 award.

The prestigious New England initiative selected the Nigerian writer and former Harvard fellow for his poetry manuscript in progress.

“It’s not just about developing platforms for African poets. What is the bigger picture?” asks the Nigerian poet and editor of the collective. “We are thinking of training, models that feed capacity, that enhance their craft and careers.”

From the streets of Benin City to The New Yorker, a young working-class Nigerian writer scaled obstacles and became a defining voice in African poetry.