Cheluchi Onyemelukwe

professor
Cheluchi Onyemelukwe
Born
Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupations
  • Academic
  • Writer
  • Lawyer
Years active2016–present
Known forHealth law[1]
Notable workThe Son of the House

Cheluchi Onyemelukwe is a Nigerian–Canadian author and academic. She is best known for her 2019 family saga novel The Son of the House which she won the Nigeria Prize for Literature awards for in 2021.[2] She is also a Professor of Law at Babcock University, where she served formerly as an assistant professor. In 2019, she won the award for the best international fiction book at the Sharjah International Book Fair. In 2021, she won the SprinNG women authors prize.[3] Her novel was also nominated for the Giller Prize in 2021.[4]

Early life and career

Onyemelukwe is Nigerian. She attended Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada, for her Doctor of Juridical Science, and further more at the University of Nigeria, where she obtained her first degree in Law. In 2017, she published Health Research Governance in Africa, which was published by Routledge Publishing. In 2019, she published The Son of the House, a family saga that has been translated in several languages and has also received critical acclaim.[5][6] She is also a Professor of Law in Babcock University.[7][8][9][10]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "The Centre for Health Ethics, Law and Development (CHELD) joins the Decide Hub!". decidehealth.world. 14 July 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Damiete Braide (October 30, 2021). "BREAKING: Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia wins Nigeria Prize for Literature 2021". The Sun Nigeria Newspaper.
  3. ^ Chukwuebuka Ibeh (January 20, 2021). "Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onubia wins inaugural SprinNG women authors prize". Brittle Paper. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  4. ^ Adina Bresge (October 5, 2021). "Two-time runner-up Miriam Toews among authors on Giller Prize shortlist". The Globe and Mail.
  5. ^ Visser, Alison (April 24, 2019). "BOOK REVIEW: Intimate and brilliant". www.news24.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Review of The Son of the House (9781459747081)". Foreword Reviews. 27 April 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "Onyemelukwe onuobiac". www.babcock.edu.ng. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  8. ^ Aishat Babatunde (November 2, 2019). "Nigerian author wins literary award in UAE". Daily Times. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Nigeria's Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia Wins At Sharjah International Book Fair". Channels Television. November 11, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  10. ^ Evelyn Osagie (August 27, 2021). "Dare, Onyemelukwe-Onuobia, Udenwe make NLNG prize final shortlist". The Nation Nigeria Newspaper.