Nigeria
Akwaeke Emezi is an lgbo and Tamil writer and video artist, best known for their debut novel Freshwater and is a 2018 National Book Foundation ‘5 Under 35’ honoree. Born in Umuahia and raised in Aba, Nigeria, Emezi was awarded a Global Arts Fund grant in 2017 for the video art in their project The Unblinding, and a Sozopol Fellowship for Creative Nonfiction.
Waiting All Night
(2014)
Hey Celestial
(2014)
Ududeagu
(2014)
The Unblinding
(2016 -)