Monday, October 06, 2008

Chimamanda Wins MacArthur Genius Grant

Old news now. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was awarded a 'genius grant' from the MacArthur Foundation. The fellowship, which comes with a grant of $500,000 spread over the next 5 years, is awarded annually to "support individuals across all disciplines who show exceptional merit and promise of continued creative work".

More info is available on the Guardian and MacArthur Foundation websites.

2 comments:

Chris Ogunlowo said...

She sure deserves it.

The Activist said...

I am trully hapy for her. It's a deserving award for her.