PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
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Edition 21 (2011) Winner
Lola Shoneyin
ロラ・ショネイン
Rora Shonēin
Aliases:
Titilola Atinuke Alexandrah Shoneyin
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1974-02-26 （Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria）
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Ibadan, Nigeria → Edinburgh, UK → Lagos, Nigeria
Career
- Occupations
- poet, author, novelist, festival director
- Active Years
- 1995-2024
- Affiliations
- Aké Arts and Book Festival, Book Buzz Foundation, Ouida Books
- Influenced By
- Grandfather Abraham Olayinka Okupe
- Nominations
- Orange Prize longlist (2010, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogun State University | — | — | BA (Hons) | 1994/95 | Nigeria |
| London Metropolitan University | — | Education | Teaching degree | — | United Kingdom |
| Cargilfield School | — | — | — | 6歳時 | United Kingdom |
Ogun State University
Degree:
BA (Hons)
Period:
1994/95
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
Nigeria
London Metropolitan University
Education
Degree:
Teaching degree
Year of Graduation:
2005
Country:
United Kingdom
Cargilfield School
Period:
6歳時
Country:
United Kingdom
Boarding school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives | — | PEN Oakland | winner |
| 2011 | Association of Nigerian Authors Award | The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives | — | Association of Nigerian Authors | winner |
| — | Ken Saro-Wiwa Award | — | prose | — | winner |
| 2017 | Brittle Paper African Literary Person of the Year | — | — | Brittle Paper | winner |
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
2011
Work:
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
winner
Association of Nigerian Authors Award
2011
Work:
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
Organization:
Association of Nigerian Authors
Result:
winner
Ken Saro-Wiwa Award
Category:
prose
Result:
winner
Brittle Paper African Literary Person of the Year
2017
Organization:
Brittle Paper
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
2010 novelA satirical novel exploring the secrets and tensions in a polygamous Nigerian household.
female sexualitypolygamydomestic life in Africa
Adaptations
- [stage play] The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives / Rotimi Babatunde (2018)
Translations
- French: Baba Segi, Ses Épouses, Leurs Secrets
- Italian: Prudenti Come Serpenti
Bibliography
- So All the Time I was Sitting on an Egg
- Song of a Riverbird
- For the Love of Flight
- The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
- Woman in Her Season
- Mayowa and the Masquerades
Translations of Works
- Translated into seven languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- adventuroushumorousoutspokenfeminist
- Recurring Motifs
- female sexualitypolygamydomestic life in Africa
Legacy
Recognized as a key voice in African literature, selected for Africa39, founder of Aké Arts and Book Festival. Explores women's experiences from a feminist perspective.
Trivia
- Married to Olaokun Soyinka, son of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka.
- Grandfather was the traditional ruler of Iperu Remo.
- Founder and director of Aké Arts and Book Festival.