We are delighted to announce that the

Janusz Korczak PRIZE for GLOBAL SOUTH 2020

Is awarded to Mr Waliya, Yohanna Joseph

from the University of Calabar, Nigeria

The award is in relation to an inspirational essay on "DIGITAL ACTIVISM & BOTIFICATION OF JANUSZ KORCZAK’S CONCEPTS IN 'TWITTERATURE'"

Biographical note

Waliya, Yohanna Joseph is a Nigerian digital poet, distant writer, novelist and playwright. He writes in English and French. Among his works are: La révolte de vie (play), Monde 2.0 (play), Hégémonie Disparue (novel), Quand l'Afrique se lèvera (novel), Les dieux et leurs subalternes ont tort (collection of poems), Homosalus (digital poetry), Truthology (digital poetry), Momenta (digital poetry). He is also Graduate Assistant in the Department of Modern Languages and Translation Studies, University of Calabar, Nigeria, and a postgraduate student at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria. His research interests cover distant writing/procedural literature, Digital Poetry/Twitterbot-poetry, twitterature, language discourse.

The award is supported by the Rector of the Maria Grzegorzewska University.

Honorary patronage: The Polish Commission for UNESCO, IKA, Polish Korczak Association, Institute of Child's Rights.

Modified information about the 2020 awards