List of Nigerian novelists

This page is a list of novelists born in or associated with the African country of Nigeria.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

A

• Chris Abani (born 1966)
• Chinua Achebe (1930–2013)
• Ayobami Adebayo (born 1988)
• Bayo Adebowale (born 1944)
• Abimbola Adelakun (living)
• Tomi Adeyemi (born 1993)
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born 1977)
• Tolu Ajayi (born 1946)
• Lola Akande (born 1965)
• Uwem Akpan (born 1971)
• Hauwa Ali (died 1995)
• Zaynab Alkali (born 1950)
• T. M. Aluko (1918–2010)
• Elechi Amadi (1934–2016)
• Karen King-Aribisala (living)
• Lesley Nneka Arimah (born 1983)
• Sefi Atta (born 1964)
• Adaeze Atuegwu (born 1977)

B

• Rotimi Babatunde (living)
• Biyi Bandele (1967–2022)
• A. Igoni Barrett (born 1979)
• Lindsay Barrett (born 1941)
• Simi Bedford (living)
• Philip Begho (born 1956)
• Natasha Bowen (living)
• Oyinkan Braithwaite (born 1988)
• Stephen Buoro (born 1993)

C

• Chin Ce (born 1966)
• Teju Cole (born 1975)

D

• Abi Daré (living)
• Jude Dibia (born 1975)

E

• Obi Egbuna (1938–2014)
• Cyprian Ekwensi (1921–2007)
• Buchi Emecheta (1944–2017)
• Rosemary Esehagu (born 1981)

F

• Daniel Olorunfemi Fagunwa (1903–1963)
• Adebayo Faleti (1921–2017)
• Dan Fulani, pseudonym of John Hare (1934–2022)
• Bilkisu Funtuwa (living)

G

• Abubakar Gimba (1952–2015)

H

• Helon Habila (born 1967)

I

• Abubakar Adam Ibrahim (born 1979)
• Emmanuel Iduma (born 1989)
• Jordan Ifueko (born 1993)
• Jane Igharo (living)
• Eghosa Imasuen (born 1976)
• Uzodinma Iweala (born 1982)
• Festus Iyayi (1947–2013)

J

• Elnathan John (born 1982)

K

• Yejide Kilanko (born 1975)

M

• Oliver Mbamara (living)
• Sebastian Okechukwu Mezu (born 1941)
• John Munonye (1929–1999)

N

• Okey Ndibe (born 1960)
• Uche Nduka (born 1963)
• Martina Nwakoby (born 1937)
• Nkem Nwankwo (1936–2001)
• Flora Nwapa (1931–1993)
• Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (born 1976)
• Onyeka Nwelue (born 1988)
• Chuma Nwokolo (born 1963)

O

• Chigozie Obioma (born 1986)
• Aiwanose Odafen (living)
• Ude Odilora
• Taiwo Odubiyi (born 1965)
• Timothy Ogene (born 1984)
• Gabriel Okara (1921–2019)
• Oladejo Okediji (1929–2019)
• Chioma Okereke (living)
• Nnedi Okorafor (born 1974)
• Ifeoma Okoye (born 1937)
• Chinelo Okparanta (born 1981)
• Isidore Okpewho (1941–2016)
• Ben Okri (born 1959)
• Ukamaka Olisakwe (born 1982)
• Simbo Olorunfemi (living)
• Paul Oluikpe (living)

• Kole Omotoso (1943–2023)
• Yewande Omotoso (born 1980)
• Nuzo Onoh (born 1962)
• Osonye Tess Onwueme (born 1955)
• Ifeoma Onyefulu (born 1959)
• Cheluchi Onyemelukwe (living)
• Ola Opesan (born 1966)
• E. C. Osondu (living)
• Helen Ovbiagele (born 1944)
• Kachi A. Ozumba (living)

P

• Olúmìdé Pópóọlá (living)

R

• Ola Rotimi (1938–2000)

S

• Abidemi Sanusi (living)
• Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995)
• Mabel Segun (born 1930)
• Taiye Selasi (born 1979)
• Lola Shoneyin (born 1974)
• Wole Soyinka (born 1934)

T

• Efua Traoré (living)
• Amos Tutuola (1920–1997)

U

• Gracy Ukala (born 1946)
• Adaora Lily Ulasi (born 1932)
• Rems Umeasiegbu (born 1943)
• Chika Unigwe (born 1974)
• Pauline Uwakweh (living)

V

• Jumoke Verissimo (born 1979)

W

• Myne Whitman (born 1977)

Y

• Balaraba Ramat Yakubu (born 1959)

See also

• List of Nigerian writers