She signed a two-book deal with publishing heavy weight Faber&Faber when she was only 19 and still an undergraduate at Kings college London, becoming their youngest ever female author. CNN did a profile on her as part of the channel's coverage of Nigeria at 50. She was also longlisted for the 10,000 Pound Desmond Elliot prize for her book ''The spider king's daughter''. The Desmond Elliot prize is the foremost literary recognition for debut writers. As if all that was not enough, Chibundu added another feather to her cap by winning the UK's best black student. She was given the accolade at a ceremony at the house of parliament on Thursday, 7th June, 2012.
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