Ayobami Adebayo

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
Born29 January 1988 (1988-01-29) (age 36)
NationalityNigerian
EducationObafemi Awolowo University University of East Anglia
OccupationWriter
Notable workStay With Me (2017), A Spell of Good Things (2023)
Spouse
(m. 2020)
Awards9mobile Prize for Literature

Prix Les Afriques

The Future Awards Africa
Websitewww.ayobamiadebayo.com

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ (born 29 January 1988) is a Nigerian writer.[1] Her 2017 debut novel, Stay With Me, won the 9mobile Prize for Literature and the Prix Les Afriques.[2] She was awarded The Future Awards Africa Prize for Arts and Culture in 2017.[3]

  1. ^ "When fake news is funny (and when it's not)". Financial Times. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ^ Murua, James (8 August 2019). "Ayobami Adebayo is 9mobile Prize for Literature 2017 winner". James Murua's African Literature Blog. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. ^ Ndeche, Chidirim (10 December 2017). "The Future Awards Africa 2017: Full List Of Winners". guardian.ng. Retrieved 2 March 2021.