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I’m too excited to not tweet this - the early responses to #HereAgainNow are everything. I’m so proud and so grateful! geni.us/HereAgainNow
Okechukwu Nzelu
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Okechukwu Nzelu
@NzeluWrites
Award-winning writer. HERE AGAIN NOW published by @dialoguepub. Lecturer at @LancasterUni. Agent: @CaraLeeSimpson. Views mine.
Joined February 2019
- Twitter is so wild, it’s like racism racism racism also here’s a cat
- Today I told my students I won’t be their teacher in January, which was way sadder than I expected. But the good news - that I’ll be a Creative Writing Lecturer at @LancasterUni from next month - is really, really exciting 😊
- Once when I was teaching, the room full of teenage boys decided to try to guess - entirely unprompted - where I bought my clothes. They arrived quite quickly at the right answer (UniQlo) but not before someone suggested WHSmith?? Lord have mercy, I was HUMBLED
- I’m in the early stages of writing Book 3, and I’m remembering that the hardest thing about trying to write a good book is that you have to write it badly first.
- The news is out and I’m so SO excited - @dialoguebooks will publish my second novel, HERE AGAIN NOW, in March 2022 🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳 thebookseller.com/news/dialogue-…
- I'm so thrilled and proud to have been shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for THE PRIVATE JOYS OF NNENNA MALONEY. I couldn't be happier to be on the shortlist with these two writers. What wonderful news at this dark time!We’re delighted to reveal the Desmond Elliott Prize 2020 shortlist! 🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to our selected writers @abidare_author @NzeluWrites & Derek Owusu. The #DEP20 winner will be revealed on 2 July nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/article/desmon…
- When you’re queer but also not to be played withLightning strikes down rainbow's curve
00:00 - Just ate a burrito an hour before the function this evening because they’ve said there’ll be food but you never know much or when and baby I’ve been hurt before
- People of colour don’t always feel empowered to publicly challenge racism, because of racist backlash. So when those people of colour do stand up for what’s right and we are ignored, dismissed or patronised it’s particularly confusing/shocking.
- What fantastic news in these dark times - I’ve won a Betty Trask Award/been shortlisted for the Betty Trask Prize! I’m humbled to be listed with such talented writers. It’s like a dream come true.
- I’ve had such a great day in London! Lunch with my agent, recording at the BBC, signing books in bookshops…a dream. Tune into @BBCRadio4 on Sunday at 4pm: I’ll be on Open Book discussing #HereAgainNow with the brilliant @elizabday
- 📣📣📣 The @dialoguebooks team has produced a stunning cover for HERE AGAIN NOW, my second novel, out in March 2022. This book has my whole heart & I can’t wait to share it with you all! Pre-order here: geni.us/HereAgainNow Special thanks to @BernardineEvari for her support ❤️
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