Sefi Atta (born January 1964) is a Nigerian-American novelist, short-story writer, playwright and screenwriter. Her books have been translated into many languages, radio plays have been broadcast by the BBC, and her stage plays have been performed internationally. Awards she has received include the 2006 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa and the 2009 Noma Award for Publishing in Africa. Biography Atta was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in January 1964, to a family of five children. Her father Abdul-Aziz Atta was the Secretary to Federal Government and Head of the Civil Service until his death in 1972, and she was raised by her mother Iyabo Atta. She attended Queen's College, Lagos, and Millfield School in England. In 1985, she graduated with a B.A. degree from Birmingham University. She qualified as a chartered accountant in England and as CPA in the United States, where she migrated in 1994. She earned an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University Los Angeles in 2001. She is married to Gboyega Ransome-Kuti, a medical doctor, and son of Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, and they have one daughter, Temi. Career Atta graduated from the creative writing program at Antioch University in Los Angeles. Her short stories have appeared in literary journals such as The Los Angeles Review, Mississippi Review and World Literature Today. Her articles on Lagos and Nigeria have appeared in publications such as Time and Libération. Her books have been translated into several languages. Her first novel, Everything Good Will Come, won the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. Atta's Lagos-based production company Atta Girl supports Care to Read, a program she initiated to earn funds for legitimate charities through staged readings. Bibliography Novels 2005: Everything Good Will Come, US: Interlink Books, . UK: Myriad Editions, 2010: Swallow, Interlink Books, 2013: A Bit of Difference, Interlink Books, 2019: The Bead Collector, US: Interlink Books, . UK: Myriad Editions, 2022: The Bad Immigrant, Interlink Books, Short-story collections 2010: News from Home, Interlink Books, Children's books 2018: Drama Queen, Mango Books, Nigeria, Play collections 2019: Sefi Atta; Selected Plays, Interlink Books, Stage play premieres 2005: The Engagement, MUSON Centre, Lagos 2011: The Cost of Living, Lagos Heritage Festival 2011: Hagel auf Zamfara, Theatre Krefeld, Germany 2012: The Naming Ceremony, New World Nigeria, Theatre Royal Stratford East, London 2012: An Ordinary Legacy, The MUSON Festival, MUSON Centre, Lagos 2014: Last Stand, Terra Kulture, Lagos 2018: Renovation, The