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Olubunmi Familoni writes plays, short fiction, and essays. His collection of stories, Smithereens of Death, won the ANA Prize for Short Stories in 2015; his children’s book, I’ll Call My Brother for You, won the ANA Prize for Children’s Literature in 2020; the manuscript for his novel, The Becoming-Nothing of Bodies, was longlisted for the Island Prize in 2023; his play, When Big Masquerades Dance Naked, was longlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature 2023 and was a joint winner of the ANA Prize for Drama in 2023. He is the author of the 2024 The Nigeria Prize for Literature winning book, The Road Does Not End.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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