Nigerian writer, Ayobami Adebayo, has been unveiled winner of the 2018 edition of the 9mobile Prize for Literature, the most prestigious literature prize for first-time fiction writers of African origin. For her novel Stay with Me, Ayobami was announced the…
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ emerges winner of 2018 9Mobile Prize for Literature
Nigerian writer Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ has won the £15, 000 9Mobile Prize for Literature for her novel, Stay With Me. Adébáyọ̀’s win was announced by her Nigerian publisher, Ouida Books. The award celebrates debut African writers of published fiction, and the judges for the…
I have a question for Oyinkan Braithwaite – Dami Ajayi
The longlist for 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction was released earlier this week, and, as you know, Naija no dey carry last. Three Nigerian women writers were selected. Sorry, make that two female Nigerian writers and a non-binary transgender person,…
Ayobami Adebayo on £30k Wellcome Book Prize shortlist
Ayobami Adebayo, the author of Stay with Me, has been shortlisted for the 2018 Wellcome Book Prize, which celebrates the best new books on health, medicine and illness. She is shortlisted alongside Mark O’Connell for To Be a Machine, Lindsey…