Two Nigerian authors, Yewande Omotoso and Ayobami Adebayo announced on Longlist for the prestigious Baileys Women’s Prize For Fiction. The Women's Prize for Fiction is awarded annually to what judges consider the best novel of the year written in English by a female author.

Film producer Tessa Ross, the chair of this year's judges, said it had been "quite a challenge" to whittle the longlist of 16 books down to six.
"From Kentucky in the 19th Century to a dystopian future, to a post-war sanatorium in the English countryside to 1980s Nigeria, the shortlist celebrates narratives that are daring and intimate, that examine the depth of human experience in unique and compelling ways," she said.



The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction is the UK’s most prestigious annual book award for fiction written by women. The award, which was established in 1996, celebrates and supports women writing fiction, and accepts entrances from any woman whatever her nationality, country of residence or age.

Today, to coincide with International Women’s Day, the longlist for the award has been announced, and honours both new and well-established writers and features a mixture of genres. The longlist features 16 entries, with 2 entries from Nigeria, 'Stay with me" by Ayobami Adebayo and 'The Woman Next Door' by Yewande Omotoso.



Other features include the horror ‘Little Deaths’, the first novel by Emma Flint; ‘Barkskins’ by the American author of ‘Brokeback Mountain’, Annie Proulx; ‘Hag-Seed by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, as well as a novel from the 2008 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction winner Rose Tremain, who entered her 14th novel, ‘The Gustav Sonata’.



The longlist features six nationalities – UK, Ireland, America, Canada, South Africa and Nigeria. There are three first novels, three previously shortlisted authors and three previous winners. The shortlist will be announced on April 3rd, and the shortlist readings will take place on June 5th. The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on June 7th in London.

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congrats FTC.

Awesome stuff...No surprises tho. I mean, who else if not a Yoruba women? Our women swallow records and global awards, not cucumbers

And they are the preservers of our culture.

Eyin sisi wa, e jade jo E pepper won pelu tatashe




But All the Angry Yeebhoes below me sha.... take it easy o, don't commit suicide pls.
Igbos are trying too sha, but Yorubas remain on top, everyone knows that.

congrat to them. women making naija proud. ask falcons

Yorubas make the best writers in Nigeria. .

Go figure. .

AWON OMO ODUA RERE

I'm happy am a Nigerian

It's coming..

At least we are proud of thus not the other ones that display nuditiy for 500k beauty with brain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wfrDhgUMGI

There's something unique about black women writers. They appear naturally and that's beautiful. I celebrate brilliant women and not the regular slay Queens.

Rebranding everywhere.

Afonjass dey sabi book sha

What about the male version?

after seeing the list of people nomited for africa awards earliar and how igbos dominated the list the Op rush to search for yorubas name to appease themsef




ofonja ofonja ofonja ..



anyway una dey try but igbos are boss

coolzeal:
There's something about women writers. They appear naturally and that's beautiful .

lolz

omo Yoruba ni mi oooooo , swagger

TeflonBlixx:
Yorubas make the best writers in Nigeria. .

Go figure. .

UNA THEY TRY ...but igbos are booss

Lol niraand n tribalism

Now Yoruba too get something to talk about

Igbos will come here to mock n yoruba will be here to brag blah blah
In the end nothing is accomplished .


The right time we both agree that nobody is an oasis of knowledge . Nigeria os unique

Name checkers United. I see una.

TeflonBlixx:
Yorubas make the best writers in Nigeria. .

Go figure. .

nonsense none of your female writers can even measure up to chimamanda adichie talkless of buchi emecheta and the rest even wole soyinka brain is not on the same par with chinua achebe

Yewande Omotoso and Ayobami
Adebayo
Names Confirmed. Afonjas always doing it just like before... always repping Nigeria.

NCAN
Ogun Chapter.

Godprotectigbo5:


UNA THEY TRY ...but igbos are booss

Afonjas are aware of that fact. Those women are pretttifuull. I just love the way the other woman, Oyebami Adebayo spelt her name. Congrats to them.

If its to kill delivery man and uber driver, you'd see them fully represented, God bless us!!!

Godprotectigbo5:


UNA THEY TRY ...but igbos are booss

U wan make yourself happy? Wole Soyinka remains first African to win Nobel Laurel ..hope you know

...

...Names checked...Afonjas always making Nigeria Proud...
NCAN Ogun Chapter.

The haters will soon flood this thread .

See how fast Yorubaa pushed this to front page as if Igbos are measuring feet with them. They are reluctant to push Igbo success threads to front page and quick to push Igbo crime and bad news. Go to front page and look, all you see from Igbos are negative news.

TeflonBlixx:
Yorubas make the best writers in Nigeria. .

Go figure. .

This is wrong mhen.

They Wil Neva Apperciate Dem, Bt If Na Bbnaija Naw...

Godprotectigbo5:


UNA THEY TRY ...but igbos are booss

Bullocks!! Don't even go there. .ain't interested in a dick waving contest