This Hostel Life
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2018 – Shortlisted
From a day in the life of women queuing for supplies in a direct provision centre to a young black woman’s depiction of everyday racism, Melatu Uche Okorie’s nuanced writing shines a light on the injustice of the direct provision system and on the insidious racism experienced by migrant women living in Ireland.