Henry Akubuiro // ⓘ is a Nigerian literary journalist, novelist and short story writer.
[1] Akubuiro graduated from the Department of English and Literary Studies, Imo State University, Owerri in 2003.
[2][3] He began his journalism career as an undergraduate at the university, where he became the pioneer editor of The Elite—the student newspaper in Imo State University—and The Imo Star—the newspaper of the Student Union Government.
[2] In 2016, he wrote Prodigals in Paradise, which was shortlisted for the 2016 ANA Prose Prize.
[4][5] Akubuiro's children book, Mighty Mite and Golden Jewel was longlisted for the 2024 Nigeria Prize for Literature.