Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike

Who is Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike?

Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike is a Nigerian author. Umez's first published work of poetry, Dark through the Delta, deals with the recurring despoliation of Nigeria using the Niger Delta as its motif. The poems in the collection earned Umez a highly commended review as a "poet distinguished not only by the easily demonstrable honesty of the compassion and social commitment he expresses, but also by the highly evocative powers of his language, his inventiveness and the compelling lyricism of his poetry."

A graduate of Government & Public Administration from Abia State University, Umez is also the author of Tears in her Eyes and Aridity of Feelings. His children's novella, Sam and the Wallet, was the winner of the ANA/Funtime Prize for Children's Literature and the runner-up for the 2007 Nigeria LNG Prize for Literature. His unpublished children's novel, The Christmas Gift, won the 2008 ANA/Funtime Prize for Children's Literature. His collection of children’s short stories, Tim the Monkey and Other Stories, has been accepted for publication by African First Publishers. He is currently working on his first full-length novel.