<p>Award-winning Nigerian poet, essayist, translator and author of short stories, Mr. Tade Ipadeola, has been selected to participate in the International Writing Programme (IWP) Fall Residency at the University of Iowa, courtesy of the United States Department of State.</p>



<p> ;A statement
from the US Embassy, signed by Temitayo Famutimi  ;and made available to OpenLife states that from
September 1 to November 16, 2019, Ipadeola, the 2013 winner of the Nigeria
Prize for Literature, joins 28 other accomplished writers from across the globe
in the world’s oldest and largest multinational writing residency.</p>



<p> ;Over the course of 11 weeks, Ipadeola and the other
participants will give readings and lectures that share their work and
cultures, collaborate with artists from other genres and art forms, and travel
to interact with audiences and literary communities across the United States.</p>



<p> ;In addition, the residency will ;provide the
writers a one-of-a-kind inter-cultural opportunity to forge productive
relationships with colleagues and translators, and take part in the vibrant
social and academic life of the University of Iowa as well as the larger
American literary scene.</p>



<p> ;United States Consulate Public Affairs Officer
Russell Brooks congratulated the Nigerian writer on his acceptance into the
residency program. According to him, the goal of the IWP Fall Residency is to
provide outstanding writers with a platform for cultural exchange and
collaboration.</p>



<p> ;“The International Writing Program Fall Residency
is a unique experience for rising stars and established writers who have
achieved literary distinction and have shown interest in contributing to the
creative writing culture in their home countries.</p>



<p> ;“This program will enable Ipadeola to present his
works and Nigeria’s literary culture to a wider audience. He will in turn learn
more about U.S. society, culture, and the American people,” Brooks said.</p>



<p> ;Ipadeola has three published works, including ;The
Sahara Testament, ;a poetry collection, which won the Nigeria Prize for
Literature in 2013 and has been translated into Dutch, French, Spanish and
Xhosa. ; In 2009, he won the Delphic Laurel in Poetry for his Yoruba
poem ;Songbird ;at the Delphic Games in Jeju, South Korea. In 2012, he
translated ;Paid on Both Sides, ;the first dramatic work of renowned
Anglo-American poet, W.H. Auden, into Yoruba as ;Lamilami.</p>



<p> ;To date, 34 Nigerian literary figures have
participated in the IWP Fall Residency. Notable among them are Elechi Amadi
(1973), Cyprian Ekwensi (1974), Ola Rotimi (1980), Femi Osofisan (1986), Niyi
Osundare (1988), Festus Iyayi (1990), Lola Shoneyin (1999), Obari Gomba (2016).</p>

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