Ndidi Dorothy Chiazor-Enenmor is a multi-talented author and advocate for education, children’s rights, and cultural awareness. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Library Science & English from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and a Master of Arts in English Literature from the University of Lagos. 

Chiazor-Enenmor has written extensively for children, producing a range of books which includes picture books, early chapter books, and teen fiction.  Her notable works include A Hero’s Welcome, longlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature (2019); and One Little Mosquito, Winner of the Association of Nigeria Authors (ANA) Prize for Children’s Literature in 2009. Others are Mina and the Birthday Dress, My Fruits My Alphabet, I Will Always Eat My Food, Timi and the Barber, (translated into several African languages), and Stories of Our Land, (a collection of folk tales from different ethnic regions of Nigeria). 

In addition to children’s literature, Chiazor-Enenmor has written short stories, plays, and novels.  Her short story, ‘Oso Ochu’ was published in Wings of Dawn, an anthology of works by Nigerian female writers; a project supported by the British Council in 2006. Her novel, If They Tell the Story won the ANA Prose Prize in 2022. 

As an advocate of education beyond the classroom, Chiazor-Enenmor has conducted numerous creative writing workshops and reading promotion projects for school children in Lagos and Ogun States. She has partnered with organisations like the Lagos State Library Board, Goethe Institut, Alliance Francaise, and Didi Museum to host events and promote literacy.  

Chiazor-Enenmor is passionate about preserving local languages, culture, and the environment. She is also a strong advocate for the Child’s Rights Act. She explores these themes in her books and champions them through workshops and events. She is regularly invited by schools and libraries, to read to children during ‘World Book Day’ celebrations and other related events, an assignment she executes with joy and pride. 

A dedicated philanthropist, Chiazor-Enenmor has donated hundreds of copies of her books to children from low-income families in Lagos, her state of residence, and Anambra, her state of origin. She plans to replicate this gesture nationwide. 

Chiazor-Enenmor was one of the 2024 Shortlist of 3 for The Nigeria Prize for Literature.