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September 19, 2025

Iheoma Uzomba Wins Glenna Luschei Prairie Schooner Award for Poetry

The Nigerian poet, a staff writer at Open Country Mag, will receive $1,500 for three poems in English and in Pidgin. It is the renowned magazine’s top honor.
Victor Ebubechukwu Orji
Open Country Mag staff writer Iheoma Uzomba wins Glenna Luschei Prairie Schooner Award for Poetry 2025

September 19, 2025

Open Country Mag staff writer Iheoma Uzomba wins Glenna Luschei Prairie Schooner Award for Poetry 2025

Iheoma Uzomba Wins Glenna Luschei Prairie Schooner Award for Poetry

The Nigerian poet, a staff writer at Open Country Mag, will receive $1,500 for three poems in English and in Pidgin. It is the renowned magazine’s top honor.
Victor Ebubechukwu Orji

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