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{{Infobox person
| name = Vicky Sylvester Mnguember
| name = Mnguember Vicky Sylvester
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|12|09}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|12|09}}
| birth_place = Mkar, [[Gboko]], [[Benue State]], Nigeria
| birth_place = [[Gboko]], [[Benue State]], Nigeria
| nationality = Nigerian
| nationality = Nigerian
| education = B.A in English Language
| education =
| alma_mater = [[University of Jos]] (1980)
| alma_mater = [[University of Jos]] [[,]] [[Bayero University]]
| occupation = Professor, educational administrator
| occupation = Professor, Educational Administrator
| years_active = 1992–Present
| employer = [[University of Abuja]]
| employer = [[University of Abuja]]
| children = 3
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'''Vicky Sylvester Mnguember''' (born 9 December 1960) is a Nigerian academic and fiction writer who is a Professor of Literature at the [[University of Abuja]]. She is known for literary criticism and gender studies.<ref>{{cite web | title=Don decries government response to conflicts, says cattle ranches unnecessary | website=Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism | date=October 24, 2018 | url=https://wscij.org/don-decries-government-response-conflicts/ | access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref> A native of Adikpo, [[Kwande]] in Benue State, Mnguember was raised in [[Gboko]] and was among the 2024 judges of the Children's Fiction Prize for the [[Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas]] (NLNG) Literature Prize.<ref name=":3">{{cite web | last=Osagie | first=Evelyn | title=Judging of 2024 Nigeria prize for literature begins | website=The Nation Newspaper | date=April 18, 2024 | url=https://thenationonlineng.net/judging-of-2024-nigeria-prize-for-literature-begins/ | access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref> She is also a member of the [[Nigerian Academy of Letters]].
'''Mnguember Vicky Sylvester''' (born December 9, 1960) is a Nigerian academic, author, and a Professor of Literature at the [[University of Abuja]]. She is known for [[literary criticism]] and [[gender studies]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Don decries government response to conflicts, says cattle ranches unnecessary |website=Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism |date=24 October 2018 |url=https://wscij.org/don-decries-government-response-conflicts/ |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref> She is a member of the [[Nigerian Academy of Letters]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-11 |title=NIGERIAN ACADEMY OF LETTERS’ 22ND AND 23RD COMBINED CONVOCATION, INDUCTION OF MEMBERS AND INVESTITURE OF NEW FELLOWS |url=https://nalonline.org.ng/nigerian-academy-of-letters-22nd-and-23rd-combined-convocation-induction-of-members-and-investiture-of-new-fellows/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Nigerian Academy of Letters |language=en-US}}</ref>Nigeria Academy of Education and a Fellow of the [[Association of Nigerian Authors]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sulaimon |first=Adekunle |date=2022-09-17 |title=UNIABUJA VC, Onwueme, others shortlisted for ANA fellowship |url=https://punchng.com/uniabuja-vc-onwueme-others-shortlisted-for-ana-fellowship/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref> Mnguember Vicky Sylvester has served as a judge for the [[Association of Nigerian Authors]] literary prizes, Students in Free Enterprise and Children's Fiction Prize for the [[Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas]] (NLNG) Literature Prize.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last=Osagie |first=Evelyn |title=Judging of 2024 Nigeria prize for literature begins |website=The Nation Newspaper |date=18 April 2024 |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/judging-of-2024-nigeria-prize-for-literature-begins/ |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref>


==Early Life and education==
==Early life and education==
Mnguember grew up in [[Jos]], [[Plateau State]], Nigeria, where she completed her high school and proceeded to the [[University of Jos]]. Afterwards graduated with a B.A. in [[English language|English]]. Mnguember did her [[National Youth Service Corps]] (NYSC) at Ibadan before settling as a journalist for three years. She further obtained a degree in literature from [[Bayero University Kano]] in [[Kano State]], and later, a Ph.D in [[African literature]] in Jos.
Mnguember was born on December 9, 1960 in [[Gboko]], Benue State. She was raised in [[Jos]], [[Plateau State]], where she finished high school. She proceeded to the [[University of Jos]], and graduated with B.A. in English, which was followed by her [[National Youth Service Corps]] in Ibadan. Afterwards she further obtained a degree in literature from [[Bayero University Kano]], and Ph.D in [[African literature]] in Jos.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mnguember Vicky Sylvester |url=https://nalonline.org.ng/mnguember-vicky-sylvester/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=Nigerian Academy of Letters |language=en-US}}</ref>

Mnguember was a serial writer who has written and edited several academic works, fiction and non-fictions including novels, biographies, poetry, and book collections.


==Career==
==Career==
After graduating with Ph.D from the [[University of Jos]] (1992-1995), Mnguember served as an assistant lecturer of the Department of English at the [[University of Abuja]] (1995-1998). From 1998 to 2002, she became a full lecturer and from Senior Lecturer (2002-2005) to an Associate Professor, which she worked for three years before being promoted as a Professor of Literature in 2008.
Mnguember served as an Assistant Lecturer in the [[Department of English]] at the [[University of Abuja]] from 1995 to 1998. From 1998 to 2002, she became a full lecturer, and later as an [[Associate professor|Associate Professor]] in 2005, which she worked for three years before being promoted as a Professor of Literature in 2008. Taught at the Advanced Teachers College (ATC), [[Ahmadu Bello University]],  Kano, University of Jos (part-time) as [[Graduate assistant|Graduate]] Assistant. Lecturer II at University of Abuja 1995. Was involved in the Train the Trainers program at the [[British Council]] Teachers Training Program in Abuja and Lagos.


==Publications==
==Publications==
'''Books'''
'''Books and essays'''
* ''Zuma Rock and Other Poems'' (University of Jos Press, 1997)
* ''Zuma Rock and Other Poems'' (University of Jos Press, 1997)
* ''The Cabals and the Naked Dance'' (2015)<ref>{{cite web | last=Sylvester | first=Mnguember Vicky | title=The Cabals and the Naked Dance: ( Short Stories ) eBook : Sylvester, Mnguember Vicky: Amazon.in: Kindle Store | website=Amazon.in | date=November 19, 2015 | url=https://www.amazon.in/Cabals-Naked-Dance-Short-Stories-ebook/dp/B0793QLQYW/| access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
* ''The Cabals and the Naked Dance'' (2015)<ref>{{cite web |last=Sylvester |first=Mnguember Vicky |title=The Cabals and the Naked Dance: ( Short Stories ) eBook : Sylvester, Mnguember Vicky: Amazon.in: Kindle Store |website=Amazon.in |date=19 November 2015 |url=https://www.amazon.in/Cabals-Naked-Dance-Short-Stories-ebook/dp/B0793QLQYW/ |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref>
* ''Long Shadows''(2014)<ref>{{cite web | last=III | first=Admin | title=Long Shadows: A review | website=Blueprint Newspapers Limited | date=May 19, 2015 | url=https://blueprint.ng/long-shadows-a-review-2/ | language=en-US | access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Aliyu | first=Moshood | title=In Long Shadows, echo of Tiv uprising keeps pulsating | website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News | date=February 3, 2015 | url=https://guardian.ng/art/c74-arts/in-long-shadows-echo-of-tiv-uprising-keeps-pulsating/ | access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
* ''Long Shadows''(2014)<ref>{{cite web |last=III |first=Admin |title=Long Shadows: A review |website=Blueprint Newspapers Limited |date=19 May 2015 |url=https://blueprint.ng/long-shadows-a-review-2/ |language=en-US |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Aliyu |first=Moshood |title=In Long Shadows, echo of Tiv uprising keeps pulsating |website=The Guardian Nigeria News&nbsp;— Nigeria and World News |date=3 February 2015 |url=https://guardian.ng/art/c74-arts/in-long-shadows-echo-of-tiv-uprising-keeps-pulsating/ |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref>
* Taking Odia Seriously: Honour to a Poet, by [[Reuben Abati]] published on thisdaylive.com. Mentioned on paragraph 6<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taking Odia Seriously: Honour To The Poet&nbsp;— THISDAYLIVE |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/10/03/taking-odia-seriously-honour-to-the-poet |access-date=11 May 2024 |website=www.thisdaylive.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Emerging Perspectives on [[Abubakar Gimba]] (2014)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/11413841 |title=Emerging perspectives on Abubakar Gimba |date=2014 |publisher=Malthouse Press Limited |isbn=978-978-51932-2-0 |editor-last=Sylvester |editor-first=Mnguember Vicky |series=Malthouse critical works |location=Lagos}}</ref>


* Nigerianess (essays)
'''Publications and Mentions'''
* [[Women's rights|Women's Rights]] are [[Human rights|Human Rights]]
* Critical Perspectives on [[Odia Ofeimun]]
* Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution
* A Plague of Many Colours
* [[Globalization]], Language, [[Literature]] and [[Culture]] 2024
* Is in my honor Ed by Amen Uhunmgwangho et al.


==Legacy and Awards==
* Benue plans festival to promote reading and writing culture<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prof. Mnguember Vicky Sylvester - Realnews Magazine |url=https://realnewsmagazine.net/tag/prof-mnguember-vicky-sylvester/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-12 |title=Benue plans festival to promote reading, writing culture - Nigerian Current |url=https://nigeriancurrent.com/2024/02/12/benue-plans-festival-to-promote-reading-writing-culture/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kanu |first=Peace Piak |date=2024-02-13 |title=Reading Culture: Benue to hold Book and Arts Festival |url=https://von.gov.ng/reading-culture-benue-to-hold-book-and-arts-festival/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Voice of Nigeria |language=en-US}}</ref>
Mnguember has been recognized for her contributions as an educator. The Benue State Education Quality Assurance Agency (BEQA) created the 'Professor Mnguember Vicky Sylvester Short Story Prize' in February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kanu |first=Peace Piak |date=13 February 2024 |title=Reading Culture: Benue to hold Book and Arts Festival |url=https://von.gov.ng/reading-culture-benue-to-hold-book-and-arts-festival/ |access-date=11 May 2024 |website=Voice of Nigeria |language=en-US}}</ref> She is also a member of the [[Nigerian Academy of Letters]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=11 August 2021 |title=22ND AND 23RD COMBINED CONVOCATION, INDUCTION OF MEMBERS AND INVESTITURE OF NEW FELLOWS |url=https://nalonline.org.ng/nigerian-academy-of-letters-22nd-and-23rd-combined-convocation-induction-of-members-and-investiture-of-new-fellows/ |access-date=11 May 2024 |website=Nigerian Academy of Letters |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Centre for Peace and Development (CEPAD) 1st Round Table Discussion on Curbing Hate Speech in Nigeria's Public Space - Vicky Sylvester Mnguember Mentioned as one of discussants<ref>{{Cite web |title=CEPAD-Communique.pdf |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/11wIrwm1aXsE3jLFFxz3tHeitq_UJBiu4/view?usp=drivesdk&usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Google Docs}}</ref>
===List===
* Mbari Series for September 2022 with [[Lindsay Barrett George|Lindsay Barrett]] – Mentioned by Kabura Zakama, September, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-13 |title=Mbari Series for September 2022 with Lindsay Barrett |url=https://writezakama.wordpress.com/2022/09/13/mbari-series-for-september-2022-with-lindsay-barrett/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Kabura Zakama Randomised |language=en}}</ref>
* Benue State Education Quality Assurance Agency (BEQA) Legacy Award for Prof. Mnguember Vicky Sylvester Short Story Prize (2024)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mnguember |first=Vicky Sylvester |date=15 February 2024 |title=BEQA Institute Creative Prize |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/beqa-institutes-creativity-prizes/ |journal=The Nation News |via=The Nation}}</ref>
* Honoured as a Fellow, [[Association of Nigerian Authors]] (ANA)<ref name=":4" />
* Listed as one of the [[Panel of Judges|Panels of Judges]] (children literature) for NLNG Prize for Literature, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rapheal |date=25 February 2024 |title=The Nigeria Prizes' 2024 competition addresses Climate Change, Children's Literature |url=https://sunnewsonline.com/the-nigeria-prizes-2024-competition-addresses-climate-change-childrens-literature/ |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=The Sun Nigeria |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3" />


===Membership===
* Drama and Surprise at Veritas University, Abuja Round-table on Hate Speech - Intervention. She was Mentioned in paragraph 7 of the publication<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2018-07-18 |title=Drama and Surprise @ Veritas University, Abuja Round-table on Hate Speech |url=https://intervention.ng/12695/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Intervention |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Jamb cut off point not yardstick for determining best student; an article on thenewsnigeria.com<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Vicky |first=Sylvester Mnguember |title=Jamb cut off point not yardstick for determining best student by NAN. |url=https://thenewsnigeria.com.ng/2017/08/24/jamb-cut-off-point-not-yardstick-for-determining-best-students-don/amp/ |website=thenewsnigeria.com|date=24 August 2017 }}</ref>.
* Fellow of the [[Association of Nigerian Authors]] (ANA, 2021)<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Sulaimon |first=Adekunle |date=17 September 2022 |title=UNIABUJA VC, Onwueme, others shortlisted for ANA fellowship |url=https://punchng.com/uniabuja-vc-onwueme-others-shortlisted-for-ana-fellowship/ |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref>
* The Cabals and the Naked Dance<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Cabals and the Naked Dance |url=https://fable.co/book/the-cabals-and-the-naked-dance-by-mnguember-vicky-sylvester-9781504959414 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=fable.co/books |language=en}}</ref>
* ANA, VATSA, MPAPE And The Fruition Of A Dream" by Tunde Olusunle, on independent.ng, November 3, 2023. Mentioned Vicky Sylvester Mnguember on 17th paragraph of this publication.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-03 |title=ANA, VATSA, MPAPE And The Fruition Of A Dream {{!}} Independent Newspaper Nigeria |url=https://independent.ng/ana-vatsa-mpape-and-the-fruition-of-a-dream-3/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* Between Rocks and Literary Place: Writers Converse with Nature, Nation in [[Abuja]],  Henry Akubuiro, on 5th November, 2022. Mentioned on paragraph 24.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BETWEEN ROCK AND LITERARY PLACE: WRITERS CONVERSE WITH NATURE, NATION, IN ABUJA |url=https://ananigeria.org/news/between-rock-and-literary-place-writers-converse-with-nature-nation-in-abuja |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=ananigeria.org}}</ref>
* A review of Vicky Sylvester's Long Shadows by Tanure Ojaide<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Review of Vicky Sylvester's Long Shadows, by Tanure Ojaide - Boldscholoar News |url=https://boldscholarnews.com/a-review-of-vicky-sylvesters-long-shadows-by-tanure-ojaide |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=boldscholarnews.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Taking Odia Seriously: Honour to a Poet, by Reuben Abati published on thisdaylive.com. Mentioned on paragraph 6<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taking Odia Seriously: Honour To The Poet - THISDAYLIVE |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/10/03/taking-odia-seriously-honour-to-the-poet |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=www.thisdaylive.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Emerging Perspectives on Abubakar Gimba (2014)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/11413841 |title=Emerging perspectives on Abubakar Gimba |date=2014 |publisher=Malthouse Press Limited |isbn=978-978-51932-2-0 |editor-last=Sylvester |editor-first=Mnguember Vicky |series=Malthouse critical works |location=Lagos}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=EMERGING PERSPECTIVES on Abubakar Gimba (2014) – by Mnguember Vicky Sylvester – Malthouse Press Limited |url=https://malthouselagos.com.ng/product/emerging-perspectives-on-abubakar-gimba-2014-by-mnguember-vicky-sylvester/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Feminist movement|Feminist]] Study of Mnguember Vicky Sylvester's Long Shadows.<ref>{{Cite web |title=‪GENDER ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND WEALTH CREATION: A FEMINIST STUDY OF MNGUEMBER VICKY SYLVESTER'S LONG SHADOWS‬ |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=QfSOwVEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=QfSOwVEAAAAJ:d1gkVwhDpl0C |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=scholar.google.com}}</ref>
* [[Nigerian Academy of Letters]]’ 22nd and 23rd Combined [[Convocation]], Induction of Members and [[Investiture]] of New Fellows - Mentioned under "NEW MEMBERS TO BE INDUCTED ON AUGUST 12, 2021" published on August 11, 2021 on nalonline.org.ng (Nigerian Academy of Letters)<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2021-08-11 |title=NIGERIAN ACADEMY OF LETTERS' 22ND AND 23RD COMBINED CONVOCATION, INDUCTION OF MEMBERS AND INVESTITURE OF NEW FELLOWS |url=https://nalonline.org.ng/nigerian-academy-of-letters-22nd-and-23rd-combined-convocation-induction-of-members-and-investiture-of-new-fellows/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Nigerian Academy of Letters |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Don (Vicky Sylvester Mnguember) decries government response to conflicts, says cattle ranches unnecessary" by [[Wole Soyinka]] [[Centre for Investigative Journalism]] (wscij.org)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-24 |title=Don decries government response to conflicts, says cattle ranches unnecessary |url=https://wscij.org/don-decries-government-response-conflicts/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[House of Representatives]], [[Federal Republic of Nigeria]] Order Paper - Report on the [[Petition]] by Prof. Mrs. Mnguember Vicky Sylvester<ref>{{Cite web |title=House-of-Reps-order-paper-Thursday-30-June-2022.pdf |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/11yM3mDneUCT3sFid2Hoip3_v4aGP_2vu/view?usp=drivesdk&usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Google Docs}}</ref>
* Why I am passionate about women in literature: a 2019 interview with Daily Trust<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/daily-trust-sunday/20141019/282033325450684 |access-date=2024-05-10 |via=PressReader}}</ref>.

==Membership==
* Fellow of the [[Association of Nigerian Authors]] (ANA, 2021)<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Sulaimon |first=Adekunle |date=2022-09-17 |title=UNIABUJA VC, Onwueme, others shortlisted for ANA fellowship |url=https://punchng.com/uniabuja-vc-onwueme-others-shortlisted-for-ana-fellowship/ |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Member of the [[Nigerian Academy of Letters]] (2019)
* Member of the [[Nigerian Academy of Letters]] (2019)
* Director of Consultancy Service Unit in the University of Abuja, [[Abuja, Nigeria]].<ref name=":6" />

==Awards and honours==
* [[Benue State]] Education Quality Assurance Agency, Legacy Award for Prof. Mnguember Vicky Sylvester Short Story Prize (2024)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mnguember |first=Vicky Sylvester |date=February 15, 2024 |title=BEQA Institute Creative Prize |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/beqa-institutes-creativity-prizes/ |journal=The Nation News |via=The Nation}}</ref>
* Honoured as a Fellow, [[Association of Nigerian Authors]] (ANA)<ref name=":4" />
* Listed as one of the [[Panel of Judges|Panels of Judges]] (children literature) for NLNG Prize for Literature, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rapheal |date=2024-02-25 |title=The Nigeria Prizes' 2024 competition addresses Climate Change, Children's Literature |url=https://sunnewsonline.com/the-nigeria-prizes-2024-competition-addresses-climate-change-childrens-literature/ |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=The Sun Nigeria |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3" />


==References==
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Revision as of 21:14, 17 June 2024

Mnguember Vicky Sylvester
File:Vicky Sylvester Mnguember.jpg
Born (1960-12-09) 9 December 1960 (age 63)
Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Jos , Bayero University
Occupation(s)Professor, Educational Administrator
EmployerUniversity of Abuja

Mnguember Vicky Sylvester (born December 9, 1960) is a Nigerian academic, author, and a Professor of Literature at the University of Abuja. She is known for literary criticism and gender studies.[1] She is a member of the Nigerian Academy of Letters,[2]Nigeria Academy of Education and a Fellow of the Association of Nigerian Authors.[3] Mnguember Vicky Sylvester has served as a judge for the Association of Nigerian Authors literary prizes, Students in Free Enterprise and Children's Fiction Prize for the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Literature Prize.[4]

Early life and education

Mnguember was born on December 9, 1960 in Gboko, Benue State. She was raised in Jos, Plateau State, where she finished high school. She proceeded to the University of Jos, and graduated with B.A. in English, which was followed by her National Youth Service Corps in Ibadan. Afterwards she further obtained a degree in literature from Bayero University Kano, and Ph.D in African literature in Jos.[5]

Career

Mnguember served as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Abuja from 1995 to 1998. From 1998 to 2002, she became a full lecturer, and later as an Associate Professor in 2005, which she worked for three years before being promoted as a Professor of Literature in 2008. Taught at the Advanced Teachers College (ATC), Ahmadu Bello University,  Kano, University of Jos (part-time) as Graduate Assistant. Lecturer II at University of Abuja 1995. Was involved in the Train the Trainers program at the British Council Teachers Training Program in Abuja and Lagos.

Publications

Books and essays

  • Zuma Rock and Other Poems (University of Jos Press, 1997)
  • The Cabals and the Naked Dance (2015)[6]
  • Long Shadows(2014)[7][8]
  • Taking Odia Seriously: Honour to a Poet, by Reuben Abati published on thisdaylive.com. Mentioned on paragraph 6[9]
  • Emerging Perspectives on Abubakar Gimba (2014)[10]

Legacy and Awards

Mnguember has been recognized for her contributions as an educator. The Benue State Education Quality Assurance Agency (BEQA) created the 'Professor Mnguember Vicky Sylvester Short Story Prize' in February 2024.[11] She is also a member of the Nigerian Academy of Letters[12]

List

Membership

References

  1. ^ "Don decries government response to conflicts, says cattle ranches unnecessary". Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ "NIGERIAN ACADEMY OF LETTERS' 22ND AND 23RD COMBINED CONVOCATION, INDUCTION OF MEMBERS AND INVESTITURE OF NEW FELLOWS". Nigerian Academy of Letters. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  3. ^ Sulaimon, Adekunle (17 September 2022). "UNIABUJA VC, Onwueme, others shortlisted for ANA fellowship". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b Osagie, Evelyn (18 April 2024). "Judging of 2024 Nigeria prize for literature begins". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Mnguember Vicky Sylvester". Nigerian Academy of Letters. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  6. ^ Sylvester, Mnguember Vicky (19 November 2015). "The Cabals and the Naked Dance: ( Short Stories ) eBook : Sylvester, Mnguember Vicky: Amazon.in: Kindle Store". Amazon.in. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  7. ^ III, Admin (19 May 2015). "Long Shadows: A review". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  8. ^ Aliyu, Moshood (3 February 2015). "In Long Shadows, echo of Tiv uprising keeps pulsating". The Guardian Nigeria News — Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Taking Odia Seriously: Honour To The Poet — THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  10. ^ Sylvester, Mnguember Vicky, ed. (2014). Emerging perspectives on Abubakar Gimba. Malthouse critical works. Lagos: Malthouse Press Limited. ISBN 978-978-51932-2-0.
  11. ^ Kanu, Peace Piak (13 February 2024). "Reading Culture: Benue to hold Book and Arts Festival". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  12. ^ "22ND AND 23RD COMBINED CONVOCATION, INDUCTION OF MEMBERS AND INVESTITURE OF NEW FELLOWS". Nigerian Academy of Letters. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  13. ^ Mnguember, Vicky Sylvester (15 February 2024). "BEQA Institute Creative Prize". The Nation News – via The Nation.
  14. ^ a b Sulaimon, Adekunle (17 September 2022). "UNIABUJA VC, Onwueme, others shortlisted for ANA fellowship". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  15. ^ Rapheal (25 February 2024). "The Nigeria Prizes' 2024 competition addresses Climate Change, Children's Literature". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

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