Adegbeye is 2019 Gerald Kraak Prize winner

Nigeria’s OluTimehin Adegbeye is the winner of the 2019 Gerald Kraak Prize. She was announced winner of the prize on Thursday, in Johannesburg, South Africa, for her nonfiction piece, ‘Mothers and Men,’ which according to the judges is “a sensitive memoir casting new light on questions of rape, secondary victimisation and motherhood.” ‘Mothers and Men’ […]

Nigeria’s OluTimehin Adegbeye is the winner of the 2019 Gerald Kraak Prize. She was announced winner of the prize on Thursday, in Johannesburg, South Africa, for her nonfiction piece, ‘Mothers and Men,’ which according to the judges is “a sensitive memoir casting new light on questions of rape, secondary victimisation and motherhood.”

‘Mothers and Men’ is published by Jacana Media in ‘The Heart of the Matter,’ the third volume of the Gerald Kraak Anthology which was launched in Johannesburg. It follows the 2018 volume, As You Like It, and the 2017 volume, Pride and Prejudice: African Perspectives on Gender, Social Justice and Sexuality. Watch out for The Heart of the Matter on South African bookshelves soon.

The prize is targeted at honouring writing and photography by Africans which provoke thought on the topics of gender, social justice and sexuality, Brittle Paper reported.

Adegbeye, a Carrington Youth Fellow and a Women Deliver Young Leader, is a Nigerian writer, speaker, and activist, chosen by TED Lead Curator, Chris Anderson, as one of the ten most notable talks of 2017. She works on gender, women’s rights, sex, sexuality and sexual violence, urban poverty, and sustainable development.