Nikki May

Nikki May
May at the Comedy Women in Print awards, November 2025
Born	Bristol, England
Occupation	Writer
Website
nikki-may.com

Nikki May is an Anglo-Nigerian novelist who has blended her experiences of both English and Nigerian cultures into her comedy novels. ^[1]

She won the Comedy Women in Print Prize new voice award for her first novel Wahala, ^[2] and she spoke about the writing of the novel on the BBC's Woman's Hour. ^[3]

Her second novel, This Motherless Land is loosely based on Mansfield Park. ^{[4] [5]}

Publications

• May, Nikki (2023). Wahala. Penguin. ISBN   9781804990872. ^[6]
• This Motherless Land (2025), Penguin ISBN   9781804994382

References

1. O'Keefe, Alice (3 September 2021). "Nikki May: 'I wanted Wahala to be a celebration of my two cultures'". The Bookseller. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
2. "Nikki May and Silvia Saunders triumph at the Comedy Women in Print Prize 2023". London: Madeleine Milburn Agency. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
3. Rani, Anita (7 January 2022). "Preet Chandi/'Polar Preet'; 'Collector culture'; Playwright, Nell Leyshon; Drones & night street safety; Novelist, Nikki May;". Woman's Hour. BBC. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
4. Bell, Carole V. (26 October 2024). "A Jane Austen retelling that actually has something new to say". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
5. "This Motherless Land by Nikki May". Publishers Weekly . 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
6. "Wahala by Nikki May". Publishers Weekly . 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2025-03-06.