- Godwin Ubong Akpan
Godwin Ubong Akpan is an award winner of the anglo-nigerian award for short stories genre in 1995.His book Savage Spectacle(1994) portrays the sordidity of African youths trying to express themselves in a highly corrupt society.His rich and contextual language makes the book a delight to read.With great reviews from The Guardian,NewsWatch and African Young Writers Club;this is indeed a budding maestro to watch out in the near future.This young Nigerian comes from a rich heritage of Writers;His Grandfather was chief Ntieyong Akpan(OFR) who is known for his great african story -the wooden Gong.(Macmillan 1978)
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