Nine Dots Prize Winner TRISH LORENZ
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Trish Lorenz
For the first time in human history, people aged over 65 now outnumber children under five. Yet one region in the world is bucking this trend: 19 of the world’s top 20 youngest countries by population are located in sub-Saharan Africa, and Africa’s population under 35 now equals almost a billion people. Whilst there has been much research and reportage in the West around the lives of millennials and Gen Z, little has been written on the dreams and aspirations, the fears and hopes, the needs and desires of young Africans. This vast generation of people, spread across an enormous continent, will shape not only Africa’s future but also the future of the world. Trish Lorenz speaks to the bright new entrepreneurs, artists, and activists of Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, to understand what it means to be young in an otherwise ageing world. This book is also available Open Access.
UK publication June 2022 US publication June 2022 9781009211857 Paperback c. £12.99 / c. $17.95 USD / c. $20.95 CAD
Trish Lorenz has been a journalist for more than 15 years. She is a regular contributor to titles including The Guardian, The Financial Times and The Telegraph, among others. Formerly a design columnist at The Independent and the Lisbon correspondent for Monocle magazine, she covers subjects ranging from design, art and culture to travel, politics and human interest pieces from around the world.
About the Nine Dots Prize The Nine Dots Prize is a prize for creative thinking that tackles contemporary societal issues. Entrants are asked to respond to a question in 3,000 words, with the winner receiving US$100,000 to write a short book expanding on their ideas. The aim of the Prize is to promote, encourage and engage innovative thinking to address problems facing the modern world. The name of the Prize references the nine dots puzzle – a lateral thinking puzzle which can only be solved by thinking outside the box. The question for 2021/22 was: What does it mean to be young in an ageing world?
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