Age, Biography and Wiki
Sefi Atta was born on 1964 in Lagos, Nigeria, is a Nigerian author and playwright. Discover Sefi Atta's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?
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novelist · short-story writer · playwright · screenwriter |
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60 years old |
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Lagos, Nigeria |
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American
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She is a member of famous novelist with the age 60 years old group.
Sefi Atta Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Sefi Atta Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sefi Atta worth at the age of 60 years old? Sefi Atta’s income source is mostly from being a successful novelist. She is from American. We have estimated Sefi Atta's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
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.
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.
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.
Awards she has received include the 2006 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa and the 2009 Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.
Atta was on the jury for the 2010 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, and a judge for the 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing.
A critical study of her works, Writing Contemporary Nigeria: How Sefi Atta Illuminates African Culture and Tradition, edited by Professor Walter P. Collins, III, was published by Cambria Press in 2015.
