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Saheed Aderinto (born 1979), author and academic; Akin Adesokan, novelist and scholar; Toyin Adewale-Gabriel (born 1969), poet; Tomi Adeyemi (born 1993), novelist and writing coach; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born 1977), novelist and poet; S. A. Afolabi (born 1966), novelist, short-story writer; Adebayo Kolawole, poet; Adedayo Agarau (born 1994 ...
This is a list of Nigerien writers ... Boubacar Hama Beidi (born 1951), educator, author, and politician; Boubou Hama (1906–1982), politician and writer;
Post 2010 Nigerian literature focuses on real life in metropolitan Nigeria and the influence of social networks on Nigerian social life. Among the younger Nigerian authors is Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, who won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for the best debut novel with I Do Not Come to You by Chance in 2010. It describes the story of a young ...
List of Nigerian writers This page was last edited on 15 September 2024, at 20:04 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
P. A. Ogundipe (1927–2020), educator and first Nigerian woman to be published in English; Chioma Okereke, Nigerian-born poet, author and short story writer; Julie Okoh (born 1947), playwright, feminist, educator; Nnedi Okorafor (born 1974), science fiction and fantasy writer, Nigerian-American Nnedi Okorafor
Since the early 1990s, several novels have been published to mark the advent of the third generation of Nigerian writers. During this time, some Nigerian writers wrote breakaway literature writings, which were quite different from the norm; such writings include: The Famished Road (1991) by Ben Okri, The Icarus Girl (2005) by Helen Oyeyemi, GraceLand (2004) by Chris Abani and Masters of the ...
Also: Nigeria: People: By occupation: People in arts occupations: Writers Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large.
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) is a non-profit organization that promotes Nigerian literature. It represents Nigerian creative writers at home and abroad. It was founded in 1981 by Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe as its president. [1] [2] The immediate past President is Alhaji Denja Abdullahi.