We are so excited to announce that three of our books are among the shortlisted nominations for the Association of Nigerian Authors annual literature prizes.
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives by Lola Shoneyin was shortlisted for the ANA/NDDC Ken Saro Wiwa Prize for Prose. While Preye and the Sea of Plastic by Fatima Akilu and Mayowa and the Masquerades also by Lola Shoneyin were shortlisted for the ANA/Atiku Abubakar Prize For Children’s Literature.
The winners will be announced at the 30th International Annual Convention of the ANA in Abuja.
The 2011 awards cover nine categories, spanning poetry, drama and prose. For a fuller list of nominees, visit here.