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Uwadis - Books, Food, Life. - M E N U B O O K S Celebrating Female Nigerian Authors March 8, 2018 etinosa Happy International Women’s day. I’m glad there is a day where the whole world celebrates women, women should be celebrated everyday of course because we are AMAZING. So this post was supposed to be published next month but I decided to move it up to today because of what this day represents. I want to celebrate Female Nigerian Authors today and here is a list of some of the great Nigerian female authors who are taking Nigerian literature to the world and rocking the literary scene. TOMI ADEYEMI: Well if you haven’t heard of her then you have been living under a rock my friend. She is the author ofChildren of Blood and Bone which was published on the 6th of march and is already making waves all over the world. She also has a blog where she teaches creative writing and shares her writing journey. Her story about how she decided to write her book is inspiring. I read a few chapters of her book and I was blown away, it is set in a fictional version of Nigeria and draws inspiration from Yoruba folklore and I just had to look for a way to get a copy of her book. A movie based on the books is already in the works and I cant wait to see more black girl magic on the big screen. “ Adeyemi has said she wanted to write a fantasy novel set in West Africa so that “ a little Black girl [could] pick up my book one day and see herself as the star…I want her to know that she’s beautiful and she matters and she can have a crazy, magical adventure even if an ignorant part of the world tells her she can never be Hermione Granger. – Wikipedia NNEDI OKORAFOR: If you have been following my blog you will know that I am a big fan of Nnedi Okorafor. I read her book Binti last year and it totally changed the way I view science fiction. Her stories are an amazing fusion of fantasy, science fiction and African culture. She is an award-winning author with a PhD in English from University of Illinois, Chicago and is an associate professor of creative writing and literature Art at University of Buffalo. She has written several books including the Binti trilogy, Who fears death which is being made into a TV series by HBO , Lagoon, Akata witch and recently the Black Panther : Long live the king comic series. AYOBAMI ADEBAYO: She is the author of Stay with me, a novel about a childless woman and the lengths she goes to have a child as well as the consequences of her actions. Her novel has been shortlisted for several awards and was named a Notable book for the year by The New York Times and best book of the year by the Guardian and many others. I haven’t read this book completely yet cause I’m scared of the feelings it might evoke in me, cause I know fully well how society treats childless women but I will get to it soon so watch out for my emotional review of it. Stay with me is Ayobami Adebayo’s debut novel and I cant wait to see what other books she writes in future. BUCHI EMECHETA: She is the author of Joys of Motherhood, Second class citizen, In the ditch and other great books. Most of her stories draw from her life experiences, she was married at 16 yrs, stuck in an unhappy marriage and after she left her husband she took care of her five kids alone while writing her stories. Joys of motherhood was the first novel I read written by her and though I was a little too young to understand some themes in it, it is about the struggles women face in Nigerian society, motherhood, tradition and everything in between although it ends on a sad note but the lessons I got from that book have stayed with me through the years. I would love to re-read it now that I am older. Buchi Emecheta passed away on the 25th of January 2017 at the age of 72 , but her works live on and may she rest in peace. You can also read this article written by her son about her life. CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE: This list wouldn’t be complete without the queen herself. She is one of the most prominent African authors and has written several books which include; Purple Hibiscus, The thing around your neck, half of a yellow sun, Americanah which have received several awards. She is also a feminist and recently wrote a book called Dear Ijeawele or a feminist manifesto in fifteen suggestions as well as her speech, we should all be feminists. She has been invited for TED talks and several other events and she is really showing the world that Nigeria has a lot to offer. Here is one of her TED talks titled the danger of a single story which I recommend you all to watch if you have the time. It’s really eye-opening. These are just some of the great female authors we have in Nigeria. There are a lot more nigerian female authors that I can list that this blog page might not be able to contain them. I am celebrating them all.They are all inspirations to Nigerian girls like me who love writing. Who are your favourite female authors from your country? I would love to know and once again Happy International Women’s Day. Cheers to all women from all races and all parts of the world. Have a great day. p.s this post contains affiliate links and I do not own any of the pictures used in this post Share this:  Twitter  Facebook 11  Google Loading... Related SOME UPCOMING RELEASES BY NIGERIAN AUTHORS (AUG – DEC 2018) ALIENS LANDING IN LAGOS, COMPUTERS GROWING FROM SEEDS: NNEDI OKORAFOR WRITES IT ALL YOUNGEST FEMALE AUTHOR TO BE SIGNED BY FABER & FABER: CHIBUNDU ONUZO. Published by etinosa View all posts by etinosa PREVIOUS POST FEBRUARY WRAP UP + FAVOURITE BLOG POSTS OF THE MONTH// BLOGGER GROUPS, BOOK MAIL, FUN NEXT POST FEBRUARY BOOK HAUL 32 thoughts on “Celebrating Female Nigerian Authors” DORINE March 8, 2018 at 3:17 PM This was an amazing post! I sadly don’t really have any favourite (female) Dutch​ authors, I hardly ever read anything in dutch anymore so I have no idea what’s out there. But I am proud of Marieke Nijkamp who wrote a really successful YA book in Englis​​h Reply → ETINOSA March 8, 2018 at 6:52 PM Thank you so much. Hmm will have to google that author.What is the name of the book she wrote? Thanks for stopping by. Reply → DORINE March 8, 2018 at 6:54 PM She wrote This Is Where It Ends Reply → BOOKEDUNICORN March 8, 2018 at 6:51 March 8, 2018 at 6:51 PM Mine is Nnedi okrafor, i read Who fears death last year and i could not stop talking about it for weeks. I was like everyone their mum and their dog has to read this book. I will check out the other writers. Reply → ETINOSA March 8, 2018 at 6:53 PM . Her books are amazing. I haven’t read who fears death yet but I have read the binti trilogy and Akata witch. Thanks for stopping by Reply → Pingback: Thursday Blog Trot #3 DYNAXTY March 8, 2018 at 10:44 PM Happy women’s day. Reply → ETINOSA March 9, 2018 at 4:08 PM Thank you Reply → IVYSBOOKS March 9, 2018 at 10:37 AM Great post! I have two of these women on my shelf, but I need to investigate the other three I’m not sure who my favourite Norwegian author is, but I really enjoyed Siri Pettersen’s fantasy trilogy so maybe her. Reply → ETINOSA March 9, 2018 at 4:13 PM Thank you. Ooo let me guess the two you have… Chimamanda and Nnedi. Am I right? All the authors on this list are amazing,happy investigation Reply → IVYSBOOKS March 9, 2018 at 6:52 PM Your welcome. Almost! I have Tomi and Nnedi. Im a fantasy fanatic so basically those two are a must. I have heard of Chimamanda’s books but never gotten around to picking one up. Must be rectified ASAP Reply → ETINOSA March 9, 2018 at 7:39 PM Yes dear. Must be rectified . I’m also crazy about fantasy and sci fi, I’m always on the look out for books in those two genres. They stimulate my imagination and I’m also a nerd so IVYSBOOKS March 9, 2018 at 7:52 PM I’m on it mean yeah the world needs a bit of magic and a sprinkle of fairy dust. haha! I know what you me too! SOMEWHAT RESERVED March 9, 2018 at 5:10 PM I’m surprised. I’ve actually heard of all these books, but I’m only familiar with some of their names, Adichie, Adeyemi, Okorafor… I added the Joys of Motherhood to my TBR. I hope to read more books by Nigerian authors. I also hope to be one myself ^^ Personally, I don’t have any favourite Irish authors but I like Deirdre Sullivan’s Prim series. I also plan to read the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. Reply → ETINOSA March 9, 2018 at 7:33 PM Awww…i hope to be one too, I hope we both achieve our dreams . Joys of motherhood is a great but a little sad book. I hope you enjoy it. Reply → INSIDEMYLIBRARYMIND March 9, 2018 at 5:50 PM FANTASTIC POST! I adore both Adebayo and Adichie, the rest are on my to read list! Reply → ETINOSA March 9, 2018 at 7:35 PM I adore them too . Thanks for stopping by. Reply → IREADTHATINABOOK March 10, 2018 at 10:55 AM Several authors added to my TBR-list, thank you! From Sweden the author I’d like to celebrate is Astrid Lindgren, probably our most beloved author. She wrote children’s books but children’s books I still enjoy as an adult, a few of them in a fantasy setting. Reply → ETINOSA March 10, 2018 at 11:20 AM You are welcome. Thanks for stopping by. Haven’t heard of that author, I’ll google her now. You are welcome. Thanks for stopping by. Haven’t heard of that author, I’ll google her now. Reply → CAIT @ PAPER FURY March 10, 2018 at 12:19 PM Ahh I love this post so much and such amazing recs to check out! I love Tomi’s book sooo much and I’m putting up my review next week (aka: my post just for flailing ) so that’s fun. And I really want to read some of Nnedi Okorafor’s work, so that needs to go on the to-do list asap. Reply → ETINOSA March 10, 2018 at 12:49 PM Thanks Cait. Awww I’m glad you loved the book, I can’t wait to read it myself. Can’t wait to read your review, your reviews are always so much fun to read Reply → AURORALIBRIALIS March 11, 2018 at 8:44 PM Amazing post! I already love Nnedi Okorafor and Chimamanda Adichie, but I haven’t read anything by the others on your list – I’ll add them all to my tbr. Except Children of Blood and Bone, which is there already, of course Reply → GRIDDLECREEK March 12, 2018 at 3:44 AM Great job of highlighting these authors! Reply → EVELINA @ AVALINAHSBOOKS March 14, 2018 at 8:17 AM Lately I have been seeing more and more female authors from Nigeria and it’s really inspiring and amazing how they are Lately I have been seeing more and more female authors from Nigeria and it’s really inspiring and amazing how they are rising up in the literary world. I can only hope that other African countries start catching up, because Nigeria has been the star lately it’s very, very interesting to read Nigerian books for me, because it’s so far away from my country, yet so much to relate to, somehow. Reply → ETINOSA March 14, 2018 at 9:13 AM Yeah. Nigerian authors have been getting popular internationally recently. Other countries also have good authors for example Ghana but I think what stands in their way is marketing. So many great books in Africa, but they aren’t know internationally. But I’m glad more people are getting interested in African literature. I’m glad you enjoy Nigerian literature. Reply → YAIZA @ RAVENCLAW BOOK CLUB March 16, 2018 at 9:14 PM Great post! I love Stay With Me and all of Chimamanda’s books, and I’m curious to read some of the others. 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