Sefi Atta
- Born
- 1964-01-19 (age 62)
- Birthplace
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Occupation
- Novelist, Short-story Writer, Playwright, Screenwriter, Chartered Accountant, Cpa
- Spouse
- Gboyega Ransome-Kuti
- Alma Mater
- Queen's College, Lagos; Millfield School; Birmingham University; Antioch University Los Angeles
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EARLY LIFE
Sefi 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. 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.
CAREER
Sefi Atta 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. Her short stories have appeared in literary journals such as The Los Angeles Review, Mississippi Review and World Literature Today. She has also written essays, and 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 inaugural Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa in 2006. She is a contributor to the 2019 anthology New Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby. Atta's Lagos-based production company Atta Girl supports Care to Read, a programme she initiated to earn funds for legitimate charities through staged readings.
PERSONAL LIFE
Sefi Atta is married to Gboyega Ransome-Kuti, a medical doctor and son of Olikoye Ransome-Kuti. They have one child, named Temi.
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