SettingsNigerian novelists
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani is a Nigerian novelist.
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani is a Nigerian novelist.
Adaora Lily Ulasi
Adaora Lily Ulasi (born 1932) is a Nigerian journalist and novelist.
Adaora Lily Ulasi (born 1932) is a Nigerian journalist and novelist.
Bilkisu Funtuwa
Hajiya Bilkisu Salisu Ahmed Funtuwa is a Nigerian author.
Hajiya Bilkisu Salisu Ahmed Funtuwa is a Nigerian author.
Biyi Bandele
Biyi Bandele-Thomas is a Nigerian novelist and playwright generally known as Biyi Bandele.
Biyi Bandele-Thomas is a Nigerian novelist and playwright generally known as Biyi Bandele.
Buchi Emecheta
Dr. Buchi Emecheta is an African novelist who has published over 20 books, including Second-Class Citizen, The Bride Price, The Slave Girl and The Joys of Motherhood.
Dr. Buchi Emecheta is an African novelist who has published over 20 books, including Second-Class Citizen, The Bride Price, The Slave Girl and The Joys of Motherhood.
Chike Obi
Chike Obi was a Nigerian politician, mathematician and professor.
Chike Obi was a Nigerian politician, mathematician and professor.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born September 15, 1977) is a Nigerian writer.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born September 15, 1977) is a Nigerian writer.
Chinua Achebe
Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe popularly known as Chinua Achebe is a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic.
Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe popularly known as Chinua Achebe is a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic.
Cyprian Ekwensi
Cyprian Ekwensi, MFR was a Nigerian short story writer and author of children's books.
Cyprian Ekwensi, MFR was a Nigerian short story writer and author of children's books.
Elechi Amadi
Elechi Amadi is a Nigerian author who has written five African novels - The Concubine, The Great Ponds, The Slave , Isiburu and Estrangement.
Elechi Amadi is a Nigerian author who has written five African novels - The Concubine, The Great Ponds, The Slave , Isiburu and Estrangement.
Flora Nwapa
Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa (January 13, 1931 – October 16, 1993) was a Nigerian author best known as Flora Nwapa.
Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa (January 13, 1931 – October 16, 1993) was a Nigerian author best known as Flora Nwapa.
Gabriel Okara
Gabriel Okara is a Nigerian poet and novelist who was born in Bomoundi in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Gabriel Okara is a Nigerian poet and novelist who was born in Bomoundi in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Helen Ovbiagele
Helen Aiyeohusa Ovbiagele (born 1944) is a Nigerian novelist.
Helen Aiyeohusa Ovbiagele (born 1944) is a Nigerian novelist.
I. N. C. Aniebo
Ifeanyichukwu Ndubuisi Chikezie Aniebo, commonly known as I. N. C. Aniebo is a Nigerian novelist and short story writer, who has been called "the master craftsman of the Nigerian short story".
Ifeanyichukwu Ndubuisi Chikezie Aniebo, commonly known as I. N. C. Aniebo is a Nigerian novelist and short story writer, who has been called "the master craftsman of the Nigerian short story".
Kachi A. Ozumba
Kachi A. Ozumba is a Nigerian-born novelist and short story writer.
Kachi A. Ozumba is a Nigerian-born novelist and short story writer.
Karen King-Aribisala
Karen Ann King-Aribisala is a Nigerian novelist.
Karen Ann King-Aribisala is a Nigerian novelist.
Mamman Jiya Vatsa
Mamman Jiya Vatsa (Dec 3, 1940 - March 5, 1986) was a Nigerian soldier and writer.
Mamman Jiya Vatsa (Dec 3, 1940 - March 5, 1986) was a Nigerian soldier and writer.
Nkem Nwankwo
Nkem Nwankwo was a Nigerian novelist and poet.
Nkem Nwankwo was a Nigerian novelist and poet.
Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor (full name: Nnedimma Nkemdili Okorafor (also previously known as Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu) is a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy and speculative fiction.
Nnedi Okorafor (full name: Nnedimma Nkemdili Okorafor (also previously known as Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu) is a Nigerian-American writer of fantasy and speculative fiction.
Ola Rotimi
Olawale Gladstone Emmanuel Rotimi, best known as Ola Rotimi regarded as one of Nigeria's leading playwrights and theatre directors.
Olawale Gladstone Emmanuel Rotimi, best known as Ola Rotimi regarded as one of Nigeria's leading playwrights and theatre directors.
Pastor Taiwo Odubiyi
Taiwo Odubiyi is an author; an international speaker; a Marriage and relationship counsellor; and the Senior Associate Pastor, alongside her husband Reverend Sola Odubiyi, of The Still Waters C...
Taiwo Odubiyi is an author; an international speaker; a Marriage and relationship counsellor; and the Senior Associate Pastor, alongside her husband Reverend Sola Odubiyi, of The Still Waters C...
Philip Begho
Philip Begho, author of over one hundred books, is an award-winning Nigerian writer.
Philip Begho, author of over one hundred books, is an award-winning Nigerian writer.
Rems Umeasiegbu
Rems Nnayelugo Umeasiegbu (1943) is a Nigerian writer.
Rems Nnayelugo Umeasiegbu (1943) is a Nigerian writer.
Rosemary Esehagu
Rosemary Esehagu (born November 15, 1981) is a Nigerian writer.
Rosemary Esehagu (born November 15, 1981) is a Nigerian writer.
Rotimi Ogunjobi
Rotimi "Timi" Ogunjobi is a Nigerian author, engineer and wildlife enthusiast.
Rotimi "Timi" Ogunjobi is a Nigerian author, engineer and wildlife enthusiast.
Sade Adeniran
Sade Adeniran is a Nigerian novelist, whose novel, Imagine This won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, best first book Africa.
Sade Adeniran is a Nigerian novelist, whose novel, Imagine This won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, best first book Africa.
Sefi Atta
Sefi Atta was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1964, to a family of five children.
Sefi Atta was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1964, to a family of five children.
Simbo Olorunfemi
Simbo Olorunfemi is a Nigerian poet, journalist, and business person with a background in TV production and brand management.
Simbo Olorunfemi is a Nigerian poet, journalist, and business person with a background in TV production and brand management.
T. M. Aluko
Timothy Mofolorunso "T. M." Aluko (14 June 1918 – 1 May 2010) was a Nigerian writer.
Timothy Mofolorunso "T. M." Aluko (14 June 1918 – 1 May 2010) was a Nigerian writer.
Taiye Selasi
Taiye Selasi is a writer and photographer of Nigerian and Ghanaian origin.
Taiye Selasi is a writer and photographer of Nigerian and Ghanaian origin.
Wole Soyinka
Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, notable especially as a playwright and poet; he was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first African in Africa and the diaspor...
Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, notable especially as a playwright and poet; he was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first African in Africa and the diaspor...
Zaynab Alkali
Zaynab Alkali (born 1950 Tura-Wazila, Borno State) is a Nigerian novelist, poet, short story writer.
Zaynab Alkali (born 1950 Tura-Wazila, Borno State) is a Nigerian novelist, poet, short story writer.