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First Name Ifeoma Akabogu
Last Name Chinwuba
Member Since February 21, 2020
Email ifochinwuba@yahoo.com
City Ottawa
State ON
Zipcode K1V 9A4
Country Canada
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Pen Name Ifeoma Chinwuba
Branch Affiliation National Capital Region
Website ifeomachinwuba.com
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Bio Former career diplomat. Former Ambassador of Nigeria to Ivory Coast M.sc. Pol. Sci, University of Lagos, B.A (Hons.) French, University of Benin, Nigeria. Former teacher of French, Former volunteer teacher of handwriting. Volunteer at hospice, Ottawa.
Publications Merchants of Flesh, Spectrum Books, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2003; (MoF) Fearless, Book Guild, Sussex, England, 2004; Waiting for Maria, Spectrum, 2007;(WfM) African Romance, Poetry in Dialogue, Kraft Books, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2013; Head Boy, Massobe Publishers, Lagos, Nigeria, 2019. The Pandemic And Me (University of Alberta, 2022); Sons of the East, Griots Lounge, Canada, 2023.
Other Memberships Abuja Literary Society, ALS, Nigeria, Board member, Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, Nigeria Ottawa Writers Circle, Canada.
Awards ANA Prose Prize, 2004 for MoF Commonwealth Writers Prize, Longlist Africa, 2008 for WfM. Book of the Year, Book Café, Nairobi, Kenya, 2015.
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Genres Academic, Childrens Books, Comics & Graphic Novels, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, e-Book, Educational, Erotica, Fiction, Freelance, Gay & Lesbian, Health, History, Humour & Entertainment, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Poetry, Politics & Social Science, Romance, Scriptwriting, Short Stories, Speculative, Sports & Outdoor, Young Adult
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Services Offered Book Reviews, Copywriting, Corporate Writing, Editing, Freelance Writing, Ghostwriting, Promotional Copy, Research, Translation, Web Content