I'm thrilled to be the 2026 recipient of the Flora Nwapa Literary Society Award. I'm honoured to be given an award that honours the first African woman ever published.
I'm also stoked beyond belief as the award was also given to one of my household goddesses, Toni Morrison.
Exposure. A friend once called me to change his tire. Then it clicked. He was the first one in his family to get a car. Dad was not present, closest male figure was an uncle who did nothing for him.
Without tire changers and oil changers around, where will you learn?