ONWUEME, Prof. Tess Osonye Akaeke

of Technol ogy, Owerri, 1985-88; co-ordinator of Work shops on Children's Outreach and Theatre Workshop, FUTO, Owerri, 1983-88; Awards: defunct Bendel State Academic Merit award (for best secondary school stu dent), 1971-72, Faculty of Education Prize, University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife (for overall best perfor mance), 1977-78,1978-79, Literary Prize in Drama, Association of Nigerian Authors Award (ANA), 1985, Distinguished Authors Award, Ife Book Fair, 1988; Foreign Honour: decorated with the Key and Sym bol of the City of DetroitUSA, July 1985; Publications: Co-author, Let's Play To gether, Totan Publishers, Owerri, 1983; Co author, The Children's Way, Totan Publish ers, Owerri, 1983;/! Hen Too Soon, Heins, Owerri, 1983; Ochi Ene, University Press, Ibadan, 1985; The Broken Calabash, Totan Publishers, Owerri, 1984; The Desert Encroacher, Owerri, Hems, Owerri, 1985; A Scent of Onions, Totan Publishers, Owerri, 1986; Ban Empty Barn and other plays, Totan Publishers, Owerri, 1986; The Reign ofWazobia, Heinemann, Ibadan, 1988; in addition to chapters in various books and numerous articles in national and interna tional scholarly journals; Hobbies: caring for old people, gardening, music; Official Ad dress: Department ofEnglish, Imo State Uni versity, Okigwe; Home: Staff Quarters, Fed eral University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State; Telephone: 083-231-381.