2 Quotes & Sayings By Lucky Kolawole
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Lucky W. Kolawole is a critically acclaimed author of novels and short stories in English. His work has been published in respected literary journals in the United States, Canada, England, and Australia. He has written for various literary journals including "Puerto del Sol," "Nigeria Review," "The Other Journal," "Lagos Times," "The New Criterion," "The Savoy Magazine," and the "World Literary Review." Winner of many awards including the National Book Critics Circle Award (2013), the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (2012), the Commonwealth Short Story Prize (2010), the Commonwealth Short Story Prize (2009), and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (2008) for his short story collection, The Marriage of Yemima
He is also a recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts (2010) and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (2010). He is currently teaching at Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia. He lives with his wife and two children in Knoxville, Tennessee.
He can be reached on Facebook at facebook.com/luckykolawole or at [email protected]