Nuzo Onoh
British-Nigerian writer (born 1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nuzo Onoh (born 22 September 1962) is a Nigerian-British writer. She grew up the third of eight children of the late Chief Mrs Caroline Onoh, a former headteacher. Her father was Chief Dr. C.C Onoh, the wealthy landowner, lawyer, politician, and former governor of Anambra State.[1] She experienced the Biafran war with Nigeria (1967–70) as a child refugee within numerous Biafran villages and towns[2] and at the age of 13, she was the victim of an attempted "exorcism" by a local pastor. Due to this experience, she advocates for greater awareness of ritual child abuse in African communities.[3] On 17 June 2023, Nuzo Onoh became a recipient of the 2022 Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is conferred on "an individual whose work has substantially influenced the horror genre", and "is an acknowledgment of superior achievement in an entire career."[4] Nuzo is the first African and Black-British to win this award.[1]
Nuzo Onoh | |
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Born | (1962-09-22) September 22, 1962 (age 61) Old Biafra, Nigeria |
Occupation | novelist |
Nationality | Nigerian-British |
Education | Masters Degrees in Writing and Law from Warwick University |
Genre | Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Horror, African Horror |
Notable works | The Sleepless (2016), Dead Corpse (2017), and A Dance for the Dead (2022) |
Notable awards | Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement 2022 Recipient – Author |
Children | Candice Onyeama and Carmen Jija Gyoh |