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Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike commonly known as Uche Peter Umez 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.^{[citation needed]}

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Uche Peter Umez
Born	Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike (1975-01-01) January 1, 1975 (age 47)
Occupation	Short story writer, Poet
Citizenship	Nigeria
Alma mater	Abia State University
Genre	Literary fiction, poetry

A graduate of Government & Public Administration from Abia State University, Umez is also the author of Tears in her Eyes (short stories) and Aridity of Feelings (poems). He has a master's degree in English Studies from the University of Port Harcourt and is currently a PhD student at the University of Alberta, Canada.^{[citation needed]}

Works

Children's Fiction

• Tim the Monkey and Other Stories (Africana First Publishers, 2013)
• The Boy Who Throws Stones at Animals and Other Stories (Melrose Books, 2011)
• The Runaway Hero (Jalaa Writers’ Collective, 2011)
• Sam and the Wallet (Funtime TV Enterprises, 2007)

Short fiction

• Tears in Her Eyes (Edu-Edy Publications, 2005)

Poetry

• Aridity of Feelings (Edu-Edy Publications, 2006)
• Dark through the Delta (Edu-Edy Publications, 2004)

Awards and grants

• Alumnus, International Writing Program, Iowa City, USA, 2008[1]
• Laureate, UNESCO-Aschberg, Sanskriti Kendra, India, 2009[2]
• Alumnus, Caine Prize for African Writing Workshop, Accra, Ghana, 2009[3]
• Fellow, Chateau de Lavigny, Switzerland, 2010[4]
• Shortlisted, Nigeria LNG Prize for Literature, 2011[5]
• Fellow, Civitella Ranieri, Italy, 2012[6]
• Winner Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism 2021[7]

References

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