Vincent Anioke Explained

Vincent Anioke is a Nigerian-Canadian writer,^[1] whose debut short story collection Perfect Little Angels was a finalist for the 2024 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for debut books by Canadian LGBTQ writers.^[2]

Born and raised in Enugu, Nigeria, he published the novel Whirlwind of Metamorphosis in 2014 before moving to the United States to study computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.^[3] He currently lives in Waterloo, Ontario, where he is employed as a software engineer with Google.^[4]

He was shortlisted for the African division of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize in 2021 for "Ogbuefi",^[5] and the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers in 2023 for "Mama's Lullabies".^[6] He has also been longlisted on three occasions for the CBC Short Story Prize.^[1]

Notes and References

1. https://www.cbc.ca/books/perfect-little-angels-by-vincent-anioke-1.7154745 "Perfect Little Angels by Vincent Anioke"
2. https://www.cbc.ca/books/vincent-anioke-anthony-oliveira-%C3%A9ric-chacour-shortlisted-for-10k-2slgbtq-emerging-writers-prize-1.7321745 "Vincent Anioke, Anthony Oliveira, Éric Chacour shortlisted for $10K 2SLGBTQ+ emerging writers prize"
3. https://thenationonlineng.net/teen-author-fights-vice-in-book/ "Teen author fights vice in book"
4. https://www.cbc.ca/books/cbc-books-writers-to-watch-30-canadian-writers-making-their-mark-in-2024-1.7280242 "CBC Books' writers to watch: 30 Canadian writers making their mark in 2024"
5. Rufaro Samanga, "Commonwealth Short Story Prize Announces 2021 Shortlist". OkayAfrica, April 13, 2021.
6. Cassandra Drudi, "Writers’ Trust announces finalists for 2023 Bronwen Wallace Award". Quill & Quire, April 26, 2023.