birthmarks
Her debut collection explores identity, faith, family, race, belonging and the experience of growing up between Nigeria and Austria.
“An excellent debut.” Matthias Ehlers, WDR
Nigerian-Austrian poet, author and performer, writing between page and stages about memory, faith, family and home.
Out 29 OctoberNew collection · Autumn 2026
hungry waters
Her second collection is out on 29 October. It premiered at black print in Innsbruck, then travels to London and Graz.
- 14 NovLondon
- 9 DecGraz
Selected moments
New · Autumn 2026
hungry waters
The second collection, out 29 October, with launch readings in Innsbruck, London and Graz.
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On her work
Her work is rooted in storytelling: in the stories we inherit, the ones we carry across borders, and the ones we create as we become.
Books
Out 29 Octoberhungry waters
Four years after birthmarks, her second collection. Out on 29 October, after a premiere at black print in Innsbruck.
About
Raised between Nigeria and Austria, Precious has spent much of her life moving between places, languages and ways of belonging. That movement, and the questions it leaves behind, shapes her work.
Her story →On stage
Recognition
All awards →- 2023Josef Krainer Award for Performance ArtSteirisches Gedenkwerk
- 2022Grant for Innovative Writing TechniquesDas Land Steiermark
- 2021Elisabeth Seidl AwardMedical University Graz
- 2021Graz Women’s Award, to TANAKA GrazStadt Graz