Baileys Prize-nominated novelists, Ayobami Adebayo and Yewande Omotoso, will be in conversation in Lagos. Their discussion, which can be attended for free, is part of the Goethe-Institut Nigeria’s “Literary Crossroads—Conversations with African Writers,” a series which “brings  together African writers on the continent and from the diaspora to discuss contemporary trends and themes in literature.”

Ayobami Adebayo, author of Stay With Me.

Ayobami Adebayo is the fourth African to be shortlisted for the Baileys for her debut novel Stay With Me, while Yewande Omotoso made the longlist with her second novel The Woman Next Door.

Yewande Omotoso, author of The Woman Next Door.

The conversation will be moderated by Molara Wood.

Here is more information.

Date: 19 May, Friday.

Time: 4 p.m.

Venue: Goethe-Institut Nigeria, 4th Floor, City Hall, Catholic Mission Street (opposite Holy Cross Cathedral Church), Lagos Island, Lagos.

Admission: Free.

Visit Goethe-Institut’s Website.

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Update: Our previous announcement stated that the time for this event is 12-6 p.m., and that it would be moderated by Kadaria Ahmed. This information was gotten from the Goethe-Institut Website this morning but, as our update shows, has been changed by them.