Biography
Odu Ode is a North-Central Nigerian poet, writer, teacher and creative writing coach from Kana, Nasarawa State. He’s the author of Calligraphy of Demons (Wrr, 2020), Back Home, There’s a Box of Chocolate (Nirpri, 2023) and Hijra (KSR, 2024), all poetry chapbooks. Odu Ode is a fellow of the ILE IWE Writers Residency and the winner of 2024 HIASFEST Prize for Indigenous Language (Pidgin Category) with his book Dave Nkosi.
2024
- Prize: Nigeria Prize for Indigenous Languages In Creative Writing ( Pidgin Category)
HIASFEST categories and awards
- Nigeria Prize for Indigenous Languages