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Olufemi Terry

Sierra Leonean writer

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  • Momentum4.6
  • Wikipedia70
Born 1972 · age 54Nigeria
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  • Age
    54
    Born 1972
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-06-15

Olufemi Terry is a Sierra Leone-born writer. He won the 2010 Caine Prize for African Writing for his second short story "Stickfighting Days", which was originally published in Chimurenga. The judges said he was "a talent with an enormous future". He hopes to publish his debut novel soon.

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Momentum4.6
Historical5.9
Now attention17.5
Source confidence40.0
Completeness55.0
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