Nikki May

Nikki May
May at the Comedy Women in Print awards, November 2025
Born
Bristol, England
OccupationWriter
Writing career
Notable workWahala
Notable awardsComedy Women in Print Prize
Websitenikki-may.com

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

She won the Comedy Women in Print Prize New Voice award for her first novel Wahala, and she spoke about the writing of the novel on the BBC's Woman's Hour.

May's second novel, This Motherless Land, is loosely based on Jane Austen's Mansfield Park.

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. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Wahala by Nikki May". Publishers Weekly. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2025.