Nine writers were announced at a world press conference held today at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos as the poets whose entries are being considered for the 2009 Nigeria Prize for Literature.
From a total of 131 qualified entries, the nine writers whose works were chosen are; Lindsay Barret, Ademola Dasylva, Hyginus Ekwuazi, Nengi Josef Ilagha, Ahmed Maiwada, Ebinyo Ogbowei, Odoh Diego Okenyodo, Musa Idris Okpanachi, and Omo Uwaifo.
From the shortlisted nine submissions, three entries will be selected and presented sometime next month, while the final winner will be selected from the three.
There is however, no such waiting period for the Nigeria Prize in the science category as a professor of biochemistry from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Andrew Jonathan Nok emerged the winner from a total of 26 entries in the science category.
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