Chibundu Onuzo
Chibundu Onuzo started writing novels and short stories at the age of ten and less than a decade later became the youngest woman ever signed by Faber. Her debut novel, The Spider King’s Daughter shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Commonwealth Book Prize, and won a Betty Trask Award. Her most recent novel, Sankofa, was published in June 2021 and was an October 2021 pick for the Reese Witherspoon Book Club. Chibundu was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2018. The short film Dolapo Is Fine, which Chibundu co-wrote and co-produced won the 2020 American Black Film Festival, HBO Short Film Competition and was longlisted for a BAFTA. The film was adapted from Chibundu's short story Sunita.