Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Location | Abuja, FCT, Nigeria |
| Introduction | Kukogho is an award-winning poet, author of 4 books (WHAT CAN WORDS DO 2013, I SAID THESE WORDS 2015, WORDS OF EROS 2017 & WE WHO SOWED HURT & BEADED PAINS 2017), multimedia journalist and youth mentor, known for his work with young Nigerian writers and the promotion of Nigerian writing through his educational and publishing firm, Words Rhymes & Rhythm Publishers Ltd. Kukogho has won several accolades for his writing, including the Orange Crush 1st Prize for Poetry in 2012, the Nigerian Writers Award (NWA) for ‘Best Poet in Nigeria 2015’, the 2017 ANA Prize for Fiction (First-Runner-Up), for Devil’s Pawn. He was also listed among the Nigerian Writers Awards’ list of 100 Most Influential Nigerian Writers Under 40 in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, he won the 2018 Guaranty Trust Bank Dusty Manuscript Contest for his unpublished novel DEVIL’S PAWN. He lives in Abuja. |
| Interests | books, poetry, football, agriculture |