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Since the early 1990s, several novels have been published to mark the advent of the third generation of Nigerian writers. During this time, some Nigerian writers wrote breakaway literature writings, which were quite different from the norm; such writings include: The Famished Road (1991) by Ben Okri, The Icarus Girl (2005) by Helen Oyeyemi, GraceLand (2004) by Chris Abani and Masters of the ...
Post 2010 Nigerian literature focuses on real life in metropolitan Nigeria and the influence of social networks on Nigerian social life. Among the younger Nigerian authors is Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, who won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for the best debut novel with I Do Not Come to You by Chance in 2010. It describes the story of a young ...
Her current research interest is on mapping the languages of Nigeria using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, which is aimed at compiling and implementing a location-aware infrastructure that can function proactively in real-time, for enhanced language ecology, and precise visualization of the vitality status of the languages.
The Nigerian Academy of Letters is a national academy and apex body of arts and literature in Nigeria. It is an autonomous, scholarly and non-political state institution for advancing scholarship and public interest in the humanities at the highest level in Nigeria.
Segun has championed children's literature in Nigeria through the Children's Literature Association of Nigeria, which she founded in 1978, and the Children's Documentation and Research Centre, which she set up in 1990 in Ibadan. She is also a fellow of the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany. [3]
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) is a non-profit organization that promotes Nigerian literature.It represents Nigerian creative writers at home and abroad. It was founded in 1981 by Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe as its president.
Michael Echeruo (born 1937), poet, critic; Amatoritsero (Godwin) Ede; Chike Frankie Edozien; Philip Effiong (1925–2003); Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki; Cyprian Ekwensi (1921–2007), novelist, short-story writer
Mabel is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR); Nigerian Bar Association (NBA); Member, Nigerian Oral Literature Association; Nigeria Academy of Letters; African Theatre Association; American Studies Association of Nigeria (ASAN) 2004; African Literature Association, USA (2004 to 2010); Council for the Development of ...