Biography
Mujahid Ameen Lilo is a Nigerian creative writer, language practitioner, and culture critic. Currently, he is an English Language major at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he serves as Assistant Editor of the university’s Creative Writers’ Club. Mujahid’s literary achievements include fellowships from The Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange Program (2019) and the Ebedi International Writers Residency Program (2023). He won the Wole Soyinka Essay Competition in 2019 and was a finalist in the Quramo Writers’ Prize 2023 and the Nigeria Prize for Teen Authors 2020. A two-time winner of the BUK Creative Writers’ Poetry Contest, he was also shortlisted for the Aminiya Trust Hausa Short Story Competition 2021 and served as head judge for the Book O’Clock Anniversary Essay Competition 2023. In 2021, Lilo received the HIASFEST Star Prize for the most progressive teen author in Nigeria, awarded by the Hilltop Creative Arts Foundation. His works have been featured in various publications, including The Lagos Review, The Nigeria Review, Ebedi Review, Kalahari Review, Daily Trust, African Writer, and Konya Shamsrumi. A versatile literary figure, Lilo has been a guest speaker at numerous festivals and programs, including the Katsina Book and Arts Festival 2021,Lagos Book and Arts Festival 2020, and, SOBAFEST 2022, NABAFEST 2024 and others. A professional creative writing coach, he has also facilitated creative writing workshops, empowering emerging writers to hone their craft.
2020
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School: Sunshine International College, Kano
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Prize: 1st Runner-up, Nigeria Prize for Teen Authors (Prose)
2021
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School: Sunshine International College, Kano
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Prize: HIASFEST Star Prize Winners for Male Teen Writers in Nigeria
HIASFEST categories and awards
- Nigeria Prize For Teen Authors
- HIASFEST Star Prize