The Incomplete Works of Prof. Akachi Ezeigbo

THE INCOMPLETE WORKS OF PROF. AKACHI EZEIGBO

By ANA Media Team

As part of the Dr. Usman Oladipo Akanbi-led ANA Presidency’s initiative to archive and document the works of its members and distinguished Nigerian authors, below is a compiled list of the works of Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo.

Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo is a renowned Nigerian author and educator whose published works span novels, poetry, short stories, children’s literature, essays, literary criticism, and journalism. 

She is a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Nigeria Prize for Literature.

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Two of her children’s stories have been translated into Swahili and Xhosa. Her works include:

• The Buried Treasure (Junior African Writers Series), Oxford: Heinemann, 1992. Swahili translation: Hazina Iliyojikwa (Junior African Writers Series), Oxford: Heinemann, 1996.

• The Prize (Junior African Writers Series), Oxford: Heinemann, 1994.

• Alani the Troublemaker & Other Stories, Literamed Publications, 2003.

• Asa and the Little Stream, Literamed Publications, 2004.

• Whisker the Brave Cat, Literamed Publications, 2005.

• Red One and the Wizard of Mula, Literamed Publications, 2005.

• Snake Child and Star Baby, Literamed Publications, 2006.

• Ezezemale and the Tree Spirits, Literamed Publications, 2006.

• Sunshine, the Miracle Child, Literamed Publications, 2006.

• Heart Songs (Poems), Ibadan: Kraft Books Ltd., 2009.

• Clouds and Other Poems for Children, Ibadan: University Press Ltd., 2009.

• Ako the Storyteller (Children’s novel), Ikeja: Lantern Books, 2009.

• Zoba and His Gang (Children’s novel), Ikeja: Lantern Books, 2009.

• Waiting for Dawn (Poems), Ibadan: Kraft Books Ltd., 2010.

• The Slave Girl (Children’s novel), Lagos: Eph Communications Ltd., 2010.

• The Dwarf’s Story (Children’s novel), Lagos: Eph Communications Ltd., 2010.

• The Return of the Thief (Children’s novel), Lagos: Eph Communications Ltd., 2010.

• The Boy and His Dog (Children’s novel), Lagos: Eph Communications Ltd., 2010.

• Toki Learns the Hard Way, Lagos: Melrose Books and Publishing Ltd., 2011.

• Mina the Shy Girl, Lagos: Melrose Books and Publishing Ltd., 2011.

• Kidnapped at Noon, Lagos: Melrose Books and Publishing Ltd., 2012.

• Seyi’s Strong Voice, Lagos: Melrose Books and Publishing Ltd., 2012.

• Dancing Mask, Ibadan: Kraft Books, 2013.

• Singing in the Rain & Other Poems for Children, Ibadan: University Press, 2014.

• Ona and the Dwarf (Co-authored with Odinaka Azubuike), Benin: God Scholars’ Publishers, 2014.

• The Eagle and Other Poems for Secondary Schools, Benin: God Scholars’ Publishers, 2014.

PLAYS

• Hands That Crush Stone, Ibadan: University Press Plc, 2010.

• Barmaid and the Witches of Izunga, Ibadan: University Press Plc, 2010.

FICTION

• The Last of the Strong Ones (Novel), Lagos: Vista Books, 1996.

• House of Symbols (Novel), Lagos: Oracle Books Limited, 2001.

• Children of the Eagle (Novel), Lagos: Vista Books, 2002.

• Rhythms of Life (Short Stories), London: Karnak House, 1992.

• Echoes in the Mind (Short Stories), Foundation Publishers, 1994; Vista Books, 1996.

• Rituals & Departures (Short Stories), London: Karnak House, 1996.

• Fractures & Fragments (Short Stories), Lagos: African Cultural Institute, 2006.

• Adventures of Anum the Tortoise, Lagos: Lantern Books/Literamed Publications, 2006.

• My Cousin Sammy, Ikorodu: The Book Company, 2007.

• Fire from the Holy Mountain, Ibadan: University Press, 2007.

• Trafficked, Ikeja: Lantern Books/Literamed Publications, 2008.

• Roses and Bullets (Novel), Lagos: Jalaa Writers’ Collective, 2011.

• Magic Breast Bags, Ibadan: University Press Plc, 2019.

• A Million Bullets and a Rose, London: Abibiman Publishing, 2022.

• Do Not Burn My Bones & Other Stories, Lagos: Purple Shelves Limited, 2022.

POETRY

• Heart Songs, Ibadan: Kraft Books, 2009.

• Broken Bodies, Damaged Souls & Other Poems, Lagos: Purple Shelves Limited, 2022.

EDITED WORKS / ANTHOLOGIES

• Silver Lining: An Anthology of Nigerian Literature (Co-edited with Folu Agoi), PEN Nigeria Centre, 2019.

• Metaphor for Happiness & Other Stories (Co-editor), Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Press, 2019.

• Tolerance & Other Poems (Co-editor), Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Press, 2019.

• Contours of Tolerance (Co-editor), Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Press, 2019.

• Resident Alien & Other Stories (Co-edited with Ada Uzoamaka Azodo), Goldline & Jacobs, USA, 2020.

• Footmarks: Poems on One Hundred Years of Nigeria’s Nationhood (Co-edited with Naza Amaeze Okoli), Ikeja: ICS Services Limited, 2014.

• Wings of Dawn: An Anthology of New Writing by Nigerian Women (Co-edited with Ronnie Uzoigwe), British Council/WRITA, Lagos, 2006.

NON-FICTION

• Fact & Fiction in the Literature of the Nigerian Civil War, Lagos: Unity Publishing & Research Company, 1992.

• Gender Issues in Nigeria – A Feminine Perspective, Lagos: Vista Books, 1996.

• A Companion to the Novel, Lagos: Vista Books, 1998.

• The Literatures of War (Edited with Liz Gunner), SOAS, University of London.

• Literature, Language and National Consciousness (Edited with K. King-Aribisala), Lagos: University of Lagos Press, 2006.

• Snail-Sense Feminism: Building on an Indigenous Model, Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos, 2012.

ESSAYS AND MEDIA FEATURES ON HER WORK

• “When a Novelist Writes a Play” by Chika Abanobi, The Spectator, 20–26 February 2009, p. 41.

• “Escape into Poetry, Audacity of Pidgin” by Akeem Lasisi, The Punch, 19 May 2009, p. 46.

• “Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo’s Post-Inaugural Harvest” by Ezechi Onyerionwu, Sunday Vanguard, 14 June 2009, p. 47.

• “10 Most Significant Contemporary Nigerian Novelists” by Henry Akubuiro, The National Life, 22 March 2009, p. 21.

• “Profile of a Role Model, Prof. Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo,” Growing Up, Action Health Incorporated, Vol. 17, No. 14, December 2009, p. 20.