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Jerry Chiemeke

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  • Writer, Editor, Film Critic, Journalist, Communications Executive, Freelance
Lagos, London
As seen in: Medium, Die Welt, Substack, The i Paper, The Guardian (Nigeria), Pulse Nigeria, Bella Naija, The Africa Report, BusinessDay Nigeria, Nigerian Entertainment Today and
Covers:  Music, Film, Literature, Culture, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Tech, Metro
Doesn't Cover: Business
Writer-Journalist | Lawyer | Marketing & Comms Guy | 📚: Dreaming Of Ways To Understand You | Words in @TheAfricaReport @welt @theipaper @JoburgReview + more
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Jerry Chiemeke’s Biography

Jerry Chiemeke is a writer, music journalist, film critic and lawyer. His works have appeared in The Africa Report, Berlinale, The Republic, Africine, Netng and The Lagos Review, among others. He lives in London, from where he writes on Nollywood, African literature, and Nigerian music.

Jerry is the winner of the 2017 Ken Saro Wiwa Prize for Reviews, and he was shortlisted for the 2019 Diana Woods Memorial Award for Creative Nonfiction. In 2020 he published "Dreaming Of Ways To Understand You", a collection of short stories. He has covered multiple international film festivals in his capacity as a film critic, including the 2021 Blackstar Film Festival, the 2022 Durban International Film Festival, and the 2023 Berlinale. He is an alumnus of the Berlinale Talent Press and Talents Durban initiative.

Jerry has been a featured contributor for platforms like Okadabooks, Bellanaija, The Bagus, Netng, The Lagos Review and the Opera News Hub. He has also facilitated writing workshops in different parts of Nigeria, and for his contribution to the Nigerian literary community, he was presented with the 2019 Connect Nigeria Award for Excellence. In 2020 and 2021, he facilitated the Sprinng Writers Fellowship as one of its mentors.