Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

Writer

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim is the award-winning author of acclaimed novels and short story collections. His debut novel, Season of Crimson Blossoms, won the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature, while his latest, When We Were Fireflies, was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award. His work has been translated into multiple languages and recognised internationally.

A regular columnist, he is most recently a fellow of the IWP Fall Residency at the University of Iowa, where he is also completing a PhD in Journalism. He is a recipient of several other international writing fellowships. He is also the author of two critically acclaimed short story collections, The Whispering Trees and Dreams and Assorted Nightmares.