Sefi Atta

Sefi Atta
BornJanuary 1964 (age 60)
Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality
  • Nigerian
  • American
Education
Occupations
  • novelist
  • short-story writer
  • playwright
  • screenwriter
Notable workEverything Good Will Come
SpouseGboyega Ransome-Kuti
Websitewww.sefiatta.com

Sefi Atta (born January 1964) is a Nigerian-American novelist, short-story writer, playwright and screenwriter.[1] Her books have been translated into many languages, her radio plays have been broadcast by the BBC, and her stage plays have been performed internationally. Awards she has received include the 2006 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa and the 2009 Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.[2][3]

  1. ^ Sefi Atta – Short bio – Q&A (panellist) – Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 27 August 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Sefi Atta", Myriad Editions.
  3. ^ Janine, "New: Acclaimed NOMA Award Winner Sefi Atta’s Latest Novel, A Bit of Difference", Times Books LIVE, 22 August 2014.