Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo // ⓘ is a Nigerian author and educator, whose published work includes novels, poetry, short stories, books for children, essays and journalism.
A lecturer, writer, novelist, critic, essayist, journalist, and administrator, she was appointed a professor of English at University of Lagos in 1999.
In September 2015, she relocated to Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, in South-East Nigeria, where she has continued to teach students and mentor younger lecturers.
She has held administrative posts at University of Lagos as sub-dean of the Faculty of Arts for two years (1992–1994) and as acting head of English Department in 1997/98.
The national treasurer of the Association of Nigerian Authors from 1995 to 1997, vice president of Women Writers of Nigeria (WRITA) from 1998 to 2000.
currently supervising a doctoral (PhD) student at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State.
In May 1998, she was a guest of the Centre for African Studies of the University of Edinburgh at a Literary Retreat at the Burn, in Scotland.
She also read from her works at Evangelische Akademie, in Bad Boll, Germany, in October 2000 and also at Humboldt University in Berlin, in May 2002.
She participated in "Time of the Writer Festival" in April 2002, at the Centre for Creative Arts, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, in South Africa.
she presented a paper at the Indaba at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair in Harare from 25 July to 2 August 2003.
She served as the National Treasurer of ANA from 1995 to 1997 and the first vice president of Women Writers’ Association of Nigeria.