List of Nigerian writers
List of Nigerian -born and for the most part published writers.
A
- Chris Abani ( b. 1966 )
- Chinua Achebe (1930-2013)
- Remi Adedeji ( b. 1937 )
- Toyin Adewale
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ( b. 1977 )
- Akachi Adimora - Ezeigbo
- Tolu Ajayi
- Zaynab alkali
- T. M. Aluko (1918-2010)
- Elechi Amadi
- Ifi Amadiume
- Sefi Atta
B
- Simi Bedford
- Biyi Bandele -Thomas
C
- John Pepper Clark
- Teju Cole
E
- Cyprian Ekwensi (1921-2007)
- Buchi Emecheta ( born 1944 )
- Olaudah Equiano ( 1745? -1797 ), Born in what is now Nigeria, died in USA
F
- Daniel O. Fagunwa
- Funmilayo Fakunle
- Dan Fulani
B
- Helon Habila (born 1967 )
I
- Chukwuemeka Ike
- Uzodinma Iweala
- Festus Iyayi (1947-2013)
J
- Samuel Johnson
M
- Amina Mama
- Michel Millard
N
- Martina Awele Nwakoby ( b. 1937 )
- Nkem Nwankwo ( b. 1936 )
- Victor Nwankwo (1944 )
- Flora Nwapa (1931-1993)
- Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
O
- Eno Obong
- Molara Ogundipe - Leslie
- Tanure Ojade
- Gabriel Okara ( b. 1921 )
- Christopher Okigbo
- Ifeoma Okoye
- Ben Okri (* 1959 in Minna / Nigeria North )
- Kole Omotoso
- Osonye Tess Onwueme ( b. 1955 )
- Femi Osofisan
- Sola Osofisan
- Niyi Osundare
- Helen Ovbiagele ( b. 1944 )
- Helen Oyeyemi
R
- Ola Rotimi (1938-2000)
S
- Ken Saro -Wiwa (1941-1995)
- Omowunmi Segun
- Zulu Sofolo ( b. 1935? / 1938? )
- Wole Soyinka ( b. 1934 ), was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize
T
- Amos Tutuola (1920-1997)
U
- Françoise Ugochukwu, who was born in France
- Adaora Lily Ulasi (* 1932)
W
- Ugonna Wachuku ( b. 1971 ), lives in Geneva / Switzerland since 1996
Y
- Labo Yari
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