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Hafsat Abdulwaheed (born 1952), author, poet, writing in Hausa (A)
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Ayobami Adebayo (born 1988), novelist, short story writer (A)
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Catherine Acholonu (1951–2014) (A)
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Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi (born 1963), human rights activist, non-fiction writer (A)
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born 1977), novelist, short story writer, non-fiction writer (A)
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Abimbola Alao (active since the 1990s), non-fiction writer, short story writer, translator (A)
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Lesley Nneka Arimah, short story writer (A)
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Nana Asma’u (1793–1864), princess, poet, teacher (A)
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Sefi Atta (born 1964), novelist, short story writer, playwright (A)
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Ayo Ayoola-Amale (active since 2000), poet, lawyer, cultural educator (A)
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Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo (A)
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (A)
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Simi Bedford (active since the 1990s), novelist (B)
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Buchi Emecheta (1944–2017), novelist, children's writer, playwright, lived in Britain (E)
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Rosemary Esehagu (born 1981), Nigerian-American novelist (E)
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Debrah Eunice Osagiede (E)
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Bilkisu Funtuwa (active since 1994), Hausa novelist (F)
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Bassey Ikpi (born 1976), spoken-word poet, writer, mental health advocate (I)
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Elizabeth Isichei (born 1939), non-fiction writer, historian, educator (I)
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Betty Irabor, website magazine columnist (I)
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Karen King-Aribisala (active since 1990), novelist, short story writer (K)
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Amina Mama (born 1958), non-fiction writer, educator (M)
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Sarah Ladipo Manyika (born 1968), Anglo-Nigerian novelist, short story writer, essayist (M)
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Nkiru Njoku (born c. 1980), screenwriter (N)
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Martina Nwakoby (born 1937), children's writer, novelist (N)
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Flora Nwapa (1931–1993), novelist, short story writer, poet, children's writer, first African woman novelist published in Britain (N)
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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (born 1976), novelist, humorist, essayist, journalist (N)
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Taiwo Odubiyi (born 1965), romance novelist, children's writer, religious columnist (O)
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Molara Ogundipe (born 1940), poet, critic, non-fiction writer (O)
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P. A. Ogundipe (1927-2020), educator and first Nigerian woman to be published in English (O)
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Chioma Okereke, Nigerian born poet, author and short story writer (O)
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Julie Okoh (born 1947), playwright, feminist, educator (O)
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Ifeoma Okoye (born 1937), novelist, short story writer, children's writer (O)
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Chinelo Okparanta (active since 2010), Nigerian-American short story writer, educator (O)
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Ukamaka Olisakwe (born 1982), feminist writer, short story writer, screenwriter (O)
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Ayodele Olofintuade, novelist and journalist (O)
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Nuzo Onoh (born 1962), African Horror writer (O)
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Osonye Tess Onwueme (born 1955), playwright, scholar, poet (O)
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Ifeoma Onyefulu (born 1959), children's writer, novelist, photographer (O)
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Bukola Oriola (born 1976), Nigerian American journalist, autobiographer (O)
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Ayisha Osori (active since the late 1990s), lawyer, journalist, business executive (O)
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Helen Ovbiagele (born 1944), romance novelist (O)
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Helen Oyeyemi (born 1984), novelist (O)
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Charmaine Pereira (active since the 1990s), feminist scholar, non-fiction writer (P)
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Abidemi Sanusi (active since 2000), novelist (S)
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Mabel Segun (born 1930), poet, children's writer (S)
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Taiye Selasi (born 1979), novelist, short story writer, photographer (S)
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Lola Shoneyin (born 1974), poet, novelist (S)
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Zulu Sofola (1935–1995), Nigeria's first published female playwright, educator (S)
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Grace Oladunni Taylor (fl.1970–2004), biochemist, non-fiction writer (T)
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Teresa Meniru (1931–1994), children's writer (T)
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Ada Udechukwu (born 1960), poet and artist (U)
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Adaora Lily Ulasi (born 1932), journalist, novelist (U)
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Rosina Umelo (born 1930), short story writer, children's writer (U)
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Chika Unigwe (born 1974), novelist, short story writer (U)
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Pauline Uwakweh or Pauline Onwubiko, writer and academic (U)
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Molara Wood (born 1969) journalist, short story writer (W)
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Myne Whitman (born 1977), romance novelist (W)
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Balaraba Ramat Yakubu (born 1959), romance novelist (Y)
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