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Habila, Helon (Helon Habila Ngalabak)

PERSONAL:

Born , in Kaitungu, Gombe, Nigeria; son of Habila and Alheri Habila Ngalabak; married; wife's name Susan; children: Alheri Edna. Ethnicity: "Tangale." Education: University of Jos, graduated Politics: Liberal. Religion: Christian.

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Hobbies and other interests: Taekwando, history, biography.

ADDRESSES:

Office—Department of English, George Mason University, Robinson A , University Dr., MSN 3E4, Fairfax, VA Agent—Curtis Brown Literary Agency, Haymarket House, Haymarket, London SW1Y 4SP, England. [email&#;protected].

CAREER:

Writer.

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, faculty; University of East Anglia, writer-in-residence; Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Nigeria, literature lecturer, ; Vanguard (newspaper), Lagos, Nigeria, arts editor.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Caine Prize for African Writing, , for "Love Poems," the opening section of Waiting for an Angel; Africa Best First Book Award, Commonwealth Writers Prize, , for Helon Habila - Wikipedia VYXYR