Sefi Atta
Biography
Sefi Atta was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1964 and currently divides her
time between the United States, England and Nigeria. She holds a
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.
Atta was a juror for the 2010 Neustadt International Prize for Literature,
and has received several literary awards for her works, including the
2006 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa and the 2009 Noma
Award for Publishing in Africa.
