Nikki May

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Nikki May
Born Bristol, England
OccupationWriter
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

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.


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