Nigerian-born poet, Adeniyi Odukoya, has received an honourable mention in the 2026 Vanderbilt University Literary Prize.
Vanderbilt University, United States, which organises the annual poetry award, announced the recognition in the United States.
Odukoya, who is completing a Master of Fine Arts in Literary Arts at Brown University, was one of eight poets named for honourable mentions this year.
The competition attracted nearly 400 submissions from poets in the United States and internationally.
The university, in a statement on it’s website announcing the winners, said, “Honorable mentions are extended to Gabriel Fine, Stefania Gomez, Meg Day, Maja Lukic, Adeniyi Odukoya, Maggie Queeney, Brandon Thurman and Christell Victoria Roach.”
The 2026 Vanderbilt University Literary Prize was won by poet Jane Huffman for her manuscript, Dilemma, which will be published by Vanderbilt University Press in March 2027.
Odukoya, in a statement on Monday, said the honourable mention added to previous recognitions of
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