Sefi Atta, born in Lagos in 1964, is an award-winning writer and former accountant who resides in the United States, England, and Nigeria. Her early career saw her qualify as a Chartered Accountant in England and a Certified Public Accountant in the US, followed by a Master of Fine Arts
born in Los Angeles, established herself as a New York Times bestselling author recognized for the »Raybearer« series and the Disney-Marvel comics »Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur«. Accolades in her name include being a Nebula Award, Ignyte Award, Audie Award, and Hugo Lodestar finalist. Noteworthy features of her work have
born in 1974 in Ibadan, is a Nigerian author, poet, and director of the Book Buzz Foundation. After publishing three collections of poetry: »So All the Time I Was Sitting on an Egg« (1997), »Song of a Riverbird« (2002), and »For the Love of Flight« (2010), and an award winning
Lesley Nneka Arimah was born in London to Nigerian parents in 1983. Depending on where her father was based while working in the oil industry, she grew up in different places, but mainly in Nigeria. When she was 13, her family moved to the United States to settle in Louisiana.
Helon Habila was born in Nigeria. He is a Professor of Creative Writing at George Mason University in Virginia, USA. He studied at the University of Jos in Nigeria, and the University of East Anglia, UK. He is the author of four novels: Waiting for an Angel (2002), Measuring Time
