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Melatu Uche Okorie was born on 1975 in Enugu, Nigeria, is a Writer. Discover Melatu Uche Okorie's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?

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Occupation Writer
Age 48 years old
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Born 1975
Birthday 1975
Birthplace Enugu, Nigeria
Nationality Niger

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2019

In 2019, Okorie was interviewed about her writing practice by Laureate for Irish Fiction, Sebastian Barry. The same year, Yes, We Still Drink Coffee! was published. This is a collection of works by female writers including Okorie, Catherine Dunne, Hilary Fannin, Lia Mills and Sheila O'Flanagan who were paired with activists.

2018

In 2018, This Hostel Life was nominated for the Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year award at the Irish Book Awards. In 2019, Okorie was appointed to the Arts Council.

2009

In 2009, Okorie won the Metro Éireann Writing Award for the story "Gathering Thoughts". Okorie's first book, This Hostel Life, was published by Skein Press in Ireland in May 2018. The book features an invented Nigerian pidgin English patois. It was launched at the International Literature Festival, where Okorie discussed the migrant experience with Nikesh Shukla. This Hostel Life was bought by Virago Press in 2019, and adapted into an operatic work by the Irish National Opera. Her work has been published in LIT Journal, College Green Magazine, and Dublin: Ten Journeys One Destination, Alms on the Highway.

1975

Melatu Uche Okorie (born 1975) is a Nigerian-born Irish author and member of the Arts Council of Ireland. Her 2018 short story collection, This Hostel Life, was shortlisted for the Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year award at the Irish Book Awards, and adapted into an operatic work by the Irish National Opera.

Melatu Uche Okorie was born in 1975 in Enugu, Nigeria. She grew up in a household with her mother and several siblings, and obtained a degree in English before leaving Nigeria. Okorie moved to Ireland in 2006 with her infant daughter and lived in the direct provision system, which was when she began writing. Okorie obtained an Mphil in creative writing from Trinity College Dublin and is studying for a PhD in the college of Education.