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Ucheoma Onwutuebe

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Did I just win an O Henry Prize?
Yes!!!!

“I said to the Lord, “You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭16‬:‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Thank you Jesus for this one precious gift you gave to me: writing.

Thank you to my editor @lydiamathis97 for selecting “Where Are You and Where Is My Money?” for @apublicspace .

Everyone, celebrate with me. 💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃 by @uche__oma

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Thank you to the first 400 people who subscribed to my substack. I’m excited to keep sharing rare and precious essays and short stories with you.

If you haven’t subscribed yet, this is your sign. Link in bio.

#creativewriting #writer #syllabus #bookrecommendations by @uche__oma

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You will always find these stories in my syllabus.

-If You Sing Like That For Me by Akhil Sharma
-Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway
-Girl by Jamaica Kincaid
-A Temporary Matter by Jhumpa Lahiri
-Birdsong by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

#writing #writer #teacher #syllabus by @uche__oma

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I’m so excited to be a #flatironpartner 😁
Thank you @flatiron_books
These books look good on my shelf. I can’t wait to dive in!

THANK YOU @aaknopf for these FREE Books!
#aaknopfpartner #sponsored

I’m excited to read these titles! Thank you @doubledaybooks.
#doubledaybookspartner #sponsored

Thank you @w.w.norton
I’m already enjoying Joy Harjo’s Cloud Runner and I can’t wait to talk about it.

Grateful to @pantheonbooks for these exciting titles.
#pantheonpartner #sponsored by @uche__oma

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Essay Recommendation: Listening To Taylor Swift In Prison by Joe Garcia.

#creativewriting #bookrecommendations #essaywriting by @uche__oma

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Araby, the 1914 short story by James Joyce, can teach you a thing or two about writing setting and place in a story. Do check it out.

#creativewriting #bookrecommendations #shortstory by @uche__oma

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How are you reading the polygamous households in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Mariama Bâ’s So Long A Letter?

#africanliterature #chinuaachebe #mariamaba #postcolonial by @uche__oma

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9 days ago

Thank you so so much @ireadvintage for these lovely free paperbacks! I feel so seen! Can’t wait to dive in!

#vintagepartner by @uche__oma

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11 days ago

Who is your most interesting maternal character in literature? Mine is:
Firdaus’ mother in Woman At Point Zero.
Emma in Madame Bovary
Baby Suggs in Beloved

#bookrecommendations #motherhoodstudies #womenliterature #writer by @uche__oma

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THANK YOU to @flatiron, @ireadvintage, @doubledaybooks , @w.w.norton @pantheonbooks for these FREE and exciting books and ARCs.

#DoubledayBooksPartner, #PantheonPartner, #VintagePartner #flatironpartner by @uche__oma

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Go check out @uche__oma 's work and the @ohenryprize 2026 collection - I think you're gonna love it! by @uche__oma

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Celebrate with me!
This is so far the biggest deal of my writing career.
Many thanks to the @ohenryprize team: @jennymquigley and @tommy_orange_author; my wonderful editor @lydiamathis97; @apublicspace and not forgetting my classmates at @mfaunlv where I workshopped this story.

Grab a copy now!
#ohenry #vintagepartner #creativewriting by @uche__oma

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