{"id":18681,"date":"2020-06-04T09:19:08","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T09:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=18681"},"modified":"2020-06-04T09:19:18","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T09:19:18","slug":"23-year-old-nigerian-writer-clinches-2020-commonwealth-short-story-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=18681","title":{"rendered":"23-year-old Nigerian writer clinches 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Innocent-Iloo.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A 23-year-old Nigerian writer, Innocent Ilo has emerged the regional winner for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/obasanjo-jonathan-13-other-ex-african-leaders-rally-support-for-adesina\/\">Africa<\/a>&nbsp;2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was named the winner for his story \u201cWhen a Woman Renounces Motherhood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commonwealth Short Story Prize was founded in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Ilo\u2019s story details the bond between a daughter and her mother in the face of a sexist custom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis means so much to me. I feel grateful, honored, proud and humbled at the same time. This is one of those&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/tenant-arrested-as-landlord-dies-moments-after-disagreement\/\">moments<\/a>&nbsp;that make me look back at all the late nights and piles of rejection emails and say, \u2018Maybe, just maybe, this writing thing is worth it\u2019,\u201d Mr Ilo said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 23-year-old Nigerian writer, Innocent Ilo has emerged the regional winner for the&nbsp;Africa&nbsp;2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. He was named the winner for his story \u201cWhen a Woman Renounces Motherhood.\u201d The Commonwealth Short Story Prize was founded in 2012. 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