Chimamanda Adichie now a MacArthur Fellow

September 30, 2008 · Posted in Books & literature, I was just thinking · 3 Comments 

Chimamanda Adichie is one of the recipients of the 2008 MacArthur Fellowship, which comes with a generous stipend of USD 500 000.00.  The fellowship “ awards unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction. There are three criteria for selection of Fellows: exceptional creativity, promise for important future advances based on a track record of significant accomplishment, and potential for the fellowship to facilitate subsequent creative work.”

Another great day for African literature. Congratulations, Chimamanda!

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