The Prize is to be administered by ANA founded in 1981.xThe state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, C. Don Adinuba, made the endowment known in Awka, the Anambra State capital, recently, while speaking with journalists. The Chinua Achebe Prize for Nigerian Writing will be awarded to the best novel published by a Nigerian writer in each calendar year. xThe prize will be distinctive from the usually awarded ANA Fiction Prize, ANA Poetry Prize, ANA Drama Prize etc in that it will draw entries from distinguished publishers in Nigeria, Africa and the world. The Nigerian Diaspora that rates quite high on the literary front will, through the Prize, identify strongly with the home front. The novel has since been translated to well over 60 languages and ignited a boom in African writing.

Source: The Guardian July 04, 2021 03:00 UTC