Frances Ogamba

Frances ogamba is a Nigerian short story writer.In 2019, Ogamba's nonfiction piece "The Valley of Memories", exploring the way in which a woman feels a bodily connection with her deceased uncle, won the Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction.Her short story "Ghana Boy", centring on the relationship between a young boy and his gang leader elder brother, was also shortlisted for the 2019 Writivism Short Story Prize. Quotes IN SOCIAL JUSTICE, ACTIVISTS WHO RAGE IN THEIR SMALL TWITTER AND FACEBOOK CORNERS, WHO HOLD UP PLACARDS IN THE FACE OF INJUSTICE OR A NEED ARE REBELS. Frances Ogamba's quote I WOULD CHANGE HOW THE WORLD PERCEIVES WOMEN” Frances Ogamba's quote "I loved the books I read as a child and I knew I definitely wanted to do this. But it was tougher than I thought. I took to reading a whole lot, and just falling and stumbling until it began to look beautiful. The ‘dibia’ is a long road of tedious work." Frances speaks on her secret weapon to writing and the waves she is making as a writer. "I have had very bitter rejections. Let me tell you something personal. In 2016, I got on the Writivism longlist with a story I believed in but it didn’t go further. I actually cried because I didn’t get on the shortlist. I started sending out stories to count my rejections. What you see right now is not automatic. It may be for some writers, lucky them. But for me, it’s been a long road filled with gravel." Frances speaks about her experiences, trials, and struggles. "All I did was keep hacking my axe at a wall that wouldn’t come down. I finally made the shortlist. The wall is down. Goal achieved." Frances speaks about her greatest drive which is her ambition. External links Category:living people Category:Women authors from Nigeria Category:Short story writers from Nigeria