Frances Ogamba
{{short description|Nigerian writer}}
Frances Ogamba is a Nigerian short story writer.
In 2019, Ogamba's nonfiction piece "The Valley of Memories", exploring the way in which a woman feels a bodily connection with her deceased uncle,Claire Gor, [https://kalaharireview.com/the-valley-of-memories-8c7c06fd29aa "The Valley of Memories"], The Kalihari Review, 7 August 2019. Accessed 5 December 2020. won the Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction.Bamuturaki Musinguzi, [https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/south-africa-nigeria-win-short-story-awards--1425582 "South Africa, Nigeria win short story awards"], The East African, 23 August 2019. Accessed 5 December 2020. Her short story "Ghana Boy", centring on the relationship between a young boy and his gang leader elder brother,Clarie Gor, [https://kalaharireview.com/ghana-boy-177060dd3196 "Ghana Boy"], The Kalihari Review, 26 July 2019. Accessed 5 December 2020. was also shortlisted for the 2019 Writivism Short Story Prize.Bamuturaki Musinguzi, [https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/2019-writivism-prize-shortlists-announced/434746-5148848-6uv2e3/index.html "2019 Writivism Prize shortlists announced"], The East African, 7 June 2019. Accessed 5 December 2020.Carl Terver, [http://www.praxismagonline.com/frances-ogamba-with-the-sentences/ Frances Ogamba With the Sentences], Praxis Magazine, 29 June 2019. Accessed 5 December 2020. In 2020, her story "My Husband's Wife" was the English-language winner of the inaugural Kalahari Short Story Prize.Nathaniel Bivan, [https://dailytrust.com/nigerias-ogamba-frances-is-kalahari-prize-2020-english-winner "Nigeria's Ogamba Frances is Kalahari Prize 2020 English winner"], Daily Trust, 6 December 2020. Accessed 6 December 2020.
Ogamba lives in Port Harcourt, where she works as a content developer.[http://www.rewritereads.com/contributors/frances-ogamba/ Frances Ogamba] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207182150/http://www.rewritereads.com/contributors/frances-ogamba/ |date=2023-02-07 }}, Rewrite Reads. Accessed 5 December 2020.
Works
- [https://www.craftliterary.com/2021/03/05/call-her-no-one-frances-ogamba/ Call Her No One], Craft Literary
- [https://afreecanread.com/nonfiction/the-valley-of-memories/ The Valley of Memories], Afreecan Reads.
- [https://ynaija.com/frances-ogamba-tribute-1st-runner-nigerian-voices-competition/ The Tribute], YNaija, 2016.
- [https://www.greatweatherformedia.com/birds-fall-silent-in-the-mechanical-sea/ The Grandpa Whose Head was not Correct], great weather for Media.
- [https://kalaharireview.com/the-valley-of-memories-8c7c06fd29aa A review of The Valley of Memories], Arts and Africa, 20 May 2019.
- [https://munyori.org/fiction/ghana-boy-by-frances-ogamba/ Ghana Boy], Munyori Literary Journal, 20 May 2019.
- [https://jaladaafrica.org/2019/12/14/hues-of-perfection-by-frances-ogamba/ Hues of Perfection], Jalada, 14 December 2019.
- [http://www.rewritereads.com/issue-1/tree-people/ Tree People] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207183043/http://www.rewritereads.com/issue-1/tree-people/ |date=2023-02-07 }}, Rewrite Reads, Issue 1, November 2020.
- "My Husband's Wife", 2020.
- [https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/love-for-ashes/ Love for Ashes], The Dark Magazine, 1 January 2021.
- [https://chestnutreview.com/cr_v2_n3/like-large-bodies-of-light/ Like Large Bodies of Light], Chestnut Review, February, 2021.
- [https://www.tor.com/2021/03/09/must-read-speculative-short-fiction-february-2021/ Must Read Speculative Short Fiction for February 2021] TOR.COM, 2021.
- [https://www.thetemzreview.com/frances-ogamba.html/ The Unearthing] Temz Review
- [https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/water-child/ Water Child] The Dark Magazine, 1 May 2021.
- [https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/the-urn/ The Urn] The Dark Magazine, 1 June 2021.
- [https://yabaleftreview.com/factory-baby-frances-ogamba/ Factory Baby] Yabaleft Review, 24 July 2021.
- [https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/the-hides-effect/ The Hide's Effect], The Dark Magazine, 1 October 2021.
- [https://lolwe.org/under-the-sentinels-watch/ Under the Sentinel's Watch], Lolwe, November, 2021.
- [https://dgeku.com/the-kings-street-barbers-frances-ogamba/ The Kings Street Barbers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205004004/https://dgeku.com/the-kings-street-barbers-frances-ogamba/ |date=2023-02-05 }}, Dgeku, January 2022.
- [https://midnight-indigo.com/products/nineteen-speculative-stories-issue-6/ On the Brink], Midnight & Indigo, March 2022.
- [https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Christmas-Darkest-Winters-ebook/dp/B09DTN9STX/ref/ For Ibiso], Cinnabar Moth.
- [https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/master-of-ceremonies/ Master of Ceremonies], The Dark Magazine, 1 May 2022.
- [https://www.neworleansreview.org/reaching-for-ijenu/ Reaching for Ijenu], New Orleans Review, Spring/Summer 2022
References
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External links
- [https://syncityng.com/2019/05/31/conversation-frances-ogamba/ In Conversation with Frances Ogamba] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123164719/http://syncityng.com/2019/05/31/conversation-frances-ogamba/ |date=2020-11-23 }}
- [https://www.fragbits.org/Olakunle-Ologunro-in-conversation-with-Frances-Ogamba.html Olakunle Ologunro in conversation with Frances Ogamba]{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [https://opencountrymag.com/open-country-mag-hosts-lolwe-doek/ Open Country Mag Hosts Lolwe and Doek! Moderated by Frances Ogamba]
- [https://writezakama.wordpress.com/2022/03/21/iberibe-and-ogadinma-women-in-nigerian-fiction/ ‘Iberibe and Ogadinma: Women in Nigerian Fiction anchored by Frances Ogamba]
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Category:Nigerian short story writers