Guess Who Featured On 56 Nigerian Women Writers?
56 Nigerian women writers were celebrated by Bookshy and these women included – novelists, playwrights, poets, short story writers and more – who have published works over the last 56 years.
The list begins with Ayobami Adebayo, The author of Stay With Me. It is published by (what seems like) everyone: Kwani? in Kenya, Canongate in the UK, Knopf in the States and Canada, Ouidabooks in Nigeria and Pirat Forlaget in Sweden. Her short stories have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies, she is the fiction editor of Saraba magazine and was shortlisted for the Miles Morland Scholarship on 2014 and 2015.
Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam, whose first novel with the imprint was Finding Love Again. Iwunze-Ibiam also blogs at Creative Writing News and her stories have appeared in Saraba and Long Story Short to name a couple.
Sade Adeniran – writer, filmmaker, basically a storyteller that can work in multiple media. Adeniran’s debut novel, Imagine This, is told by Lola Ogunwoe in journal format. It was originally self-published in 2007 and went on to win the 2008 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book in Africa.
Ifeluwapo Adeniyi – whose debut novel, On the Bank of the River was longlisted for the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature, as well as the 2016 NLNG Prize for Literature. A story of love and motherhood, Adeniyi started writing it at 17 and finished it when she was 19.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who really needs no introduction (3 novels, 1 short story collection, countless other short stories, film adaptations, Flawless, Dior, Boots No.7 and many many more).
Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam, whose first novel with the imprint was Finding Love Again. Iwunze-Ibiam also blogs at Creative Writing News and her stories have appeared in Saraba and Long Story Short to name a couple.
To see the full list, visit bookshybooks.com
