Onyeka Nwelue

Onyeka Nwelue (listen^ⓘ; born 31 January 1988) is a Nigerian author, filmmaker, publisher, and talk-show host. He has written over 40 books, including The Strangers of Braamfontein, which won a Crime Fiction Lovers Award and was described by Wole Soyinka as "raunchy". His book, Hip-Hop Is Only for Children, won Non-Fiction Writer of the Year at the 2015 Nigerian Writers Awards. He adapted his novella Island of Happiness into the Igbo-language film, Agwaetiti Obiụtọ. The film won Best Feature Film by a Director at the 2018 Newark International Film Festival and was nominated for Best First Feature Film by a Director at the Ousmane Sembene Award. Moreover, the film received a nomination for Best Film in an African Language at the 2018 Africa Movie Academy Awards. Nwelue is the founder of the organization Blues & Hills Consultancy, which promotes cultural entrepreneurship and organizes music events such as Diplomatic Jazz Nights.