Buchi Emecheta went from an orphaned girl in Lagos to a librarian, sociologist, novelist, lecturer, and internationally recognised writer.

Sefi Atta turns everyday motions into something remarkable, stories that make you ask what parts of your own life you’ve been overlooking.

Musih Tedji Xaviere is a Cameroonian writer whose quiet confidence, empathy, and belief in overlooked stories mark her as one of African literature’s most promising new voices.

Chika Unigwe’s forte is characterization and code blending. Her characters feel real because their choices are grounded in lived experience.