Congratulations to Kimbilio Fellow Nana Nkweti

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A photo of Kimbilio Fellow, novelist Nana Nkweti. She wears a colorful blouse and poses surrounded by various manuscripts. Kimbilio Fellow Nana Nkweti has been selected as one of the 2022 winners of the Whiting Award.

The Whiting Awards, established by the Whiting Foundation in 1985 and celebrating their 37th anniversary, remain one of the most esteemed and largest monetary gifts ($50,000) to emerging writers. They are given to recognize early-career achievement and empower recipients to fulfill the promise of exceptional literary work to come.