Nigeria Prize for Literature

Nigeria Prize for Literature
Current: 2025 Nigeria Prize for Literature
Soji Cole in his office with his winner's plaque, 2018
Awarded forExcellence and literary craftsmanship
Sponsored byNigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited
DateAnnual
CountryNigeria
Presented byNigerian Academy of Science
Nigerian Academy of Letters
Association of Nigerian Authors
RewardUS$100,000
First award2005 (2005)
Current winnerOyin Olugbile
WebsiteOfficial website

The Nigeria Prize for Literature is a literary award given annually to honour literary works of excellence by Nigerian authors. Founded in 2004, the award rotates among four genres; fiction, poetry, drama and children's literature, repeating the cycle every four years. With the total prize value of US$100,000 to individual winner, it is the biggest literary award in Africa and one of the richest literary awards in the world.

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