Ayobami Adebayo

Ayobami Adebayo (born 29 January 1988) is a Nigerian writer.[1]

Early life and education

Ayobami Adebayo was born in Lagos, Nigeria, shortly after, her family moved to Ilesa and then to Ile-Ife, where she spent most of her childhood in the University Staff Quarters of Obafemi Awolowo University.[2][3] She studied at Obafemi Awolowo University, earning BA and MA degrees in Literature in English, and in 2014 she went to study Creative Writing (MA Prose fiction) at the University of East Anglia, where she was awarded an International Bursary.[4][5] She has also studied with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Margaret Atwood.[6]

Writing career

In 2015, she was listed by the Financial Times as one of the bright stars of Nigerian literature.[7] Her debut novel, Stay With Me, was published in 2017 by Canongate Books to critical acclaim,[8][9][10] and was shortlisted for the 2017 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction;[4][11][12] prior to publication the work had been shortlisted in 2013 by the Kwani? Manuscript Project[13][14][15] – a prize for unpublished fiction, of which the Series Editor is Ellah Allfrey.[16]

Adebayo has been a writer in residence at Ledig House Omi, Hedgebrook, Sinthian Cultural Institute, Ox-Bow School of Art, Siena Art Institute, and Ebedi Hills.[17][18][19] She was shortlisted for the Miles Morland Scholarship in 2014 and 2015.[15][20][21][22]

Bibliography

Books

Other writing

One of Adebayo's stories was highly commended in the 2009 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.[6] Her poems and stories have been published in several magazines and anthologies, including East Jasmine Review, Farafina Magazine, Saraba Magazine, Kalahari Review, Lawino Magazine, Speaking for the Generations: An Anthology of New African Writing, Off the Coast: Maine’s International Journal of Poetry, Ilanot Review and Gambit: Newer African Writing.[24] She has also written non-fiction pieces for Elle UK and the BBC.[25][26]

References

  1. ↑ "When fake news is funny (and when it’s not)". Financial Times. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Ayobami Adebayo biography at Penguin Random House.
  3. ↑ Cain, Presented by Sian; Tresilian, Claire Armitstead, produced by Susannah (14 March 2017). "Baileys longlist author Ayòbámi Adébáyò, and London book fair – books podcast". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 " Nigerian writer Ayobami Adebayo, Tying the knot after 65, Japan's comfort women", BBC Woman's Hour, 16 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "The UEA Creative Writing International Scholarships - UEA". www.uea.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Ayobami Adebayo in Conversation with Claire Armitstead", London Book Fair, 15 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "A new chapter in Nigeria’s literature". Financial Times. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Books: Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  9. ↑ Evans, Diana (9 March 2017). "Stay With Me by Ayòbámi Adébáyò review – a big-hearted Nigerian debut". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Book Review: Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo | Press and Journal". Press and Journal. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  11. ↑ Kean, Danuta (7 March 2017). "Baileys women's prize 2017 longlist sees established names eclipse debuts". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Baileys Prize reveals 'daring and intimate' shortlist". BBC News. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "Shortlist", The Kwani? Manuscript Project, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Shortlist for the Kwani? Manuscript Prize". Sunday Times Books LIVE @ Sunday Times Books LIVE. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  15. 1 2 "100 MOST INFLUENTIAL NIGERIAN WRITERS UNDER 40. (2016 LIST)", Nigerian Writers Awards, 28 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "Ellah Wakatama Allfrey is Series Editor for Kwani? Manuscript Project", 27 November 2013.
  17. ↑ "Residencies & Fellowships", section, "Fall 2016 Resident Artists and Writers". Ox-Box School of Art & Artists' Residency. ox-bow.org. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  18. ↑ (Italy), Siena Art Institute Onlus - Via Tommaso Pendola 37 - 53100 Siena. "Dettaglio figura - Siena Art Institute Onlus". www.sienaart.org. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  19. ↑ "About Ayọ̀bámi", Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ website.
  20. ↑ "7 South Africans Make the 2015 Morland Writing Scholarships Shortlist". Sunday Times Books LIVE @ Sunday Times Books LIVE. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  21. ↑ lanredahunsi, "Winners Announced for the 2014 Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship for African Writers", OFA, 26 November 2014.
  22. ↑ 2015 shortlist, Miles Morland Foundation.
  23. ↑ Stay with Me at Canongate.
  24. ↑ "Saraba Talk with Ayobami Adebayo & Ayo Sogunro", Saraba, 26 July 2016.
  25. ↑ "Emel: The Voice of the Tunisian Revolution, The Cultural Frontline - BBC World Service". BBC. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  26. ↑ "The Day I Decided To Pretend That My Dad Was Still Alive". ELLE UK. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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