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Iwuagwu Ikechukwu is an African poet, Essayist, Screenwriter, and Dramatist.

A native of Umunkwo in Imo state, Nigeria, His reviews and short stories have appeared in several literary magazines across the world both online and in print.

He was a recipient of an honourable mention in the IHRAF Creators of Justice award in New York - 2020 & 2022 editions respectively, and was also shortlisted for the 2022 Alpine Fellowship Visual Arts Prize in London, as well as the ANTOA essay prize in Africa.

When he is not writing, he can be found researching, teaching, or reading the works of Christopher Okigbo, Isidore Diala, Soyinka, Adichie, Buchi Emecheta & Ifesinachi Nwadike.

His publications "The Baptism (A Collection of Three Short Stories)", " After Dusk Comes Dawn", "See History" & "Shakespeare Speaks Pidgin" are available on Amazon.