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Umezurike and Okonkwo won for poetry and fiction, respectively, and Nora Nneka won for nonfiction.

The Nigerian novelist’s debut Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold is forthcoming on May 1, from Little A.

Other African writers participating include Laila Lalami, Ousman Umar, Tochi Onyebuchi, and Leila Slimani.

And Then He Sang a Lullaby is described by the Grove Atlantic imprint as “a passionate love story about two young men who may have too far a distance to bridge to another.”

The podcast, with co-host Emeka Onyeagwa, is a “deep and often entertaining insight into Nigerian current affairs and culture.”

The “joyful and tender” Mama’s Sleeping Scarf, forthcoming from HarperCollins Children’s Books, was written when her daughter was 3 years old.

Adichie, who guest-edited the 2021 anthology and is winning for the third time, was selected for her story “Zikora.”

Each of the 8 winners will receive $165,000.

“My mission,” said the Nigerian American poet, “is to continue giving a space for both emerging writers, international writers, and writers negotiating themselves between multiple languages.”

Her manuscript, Mass for Shut-Ins, was praised for its “potent incantations” and called “Flowers of Evil for the 21st century.”