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South African writer Nadia Davids and Nigerian writer Ayobami Adebayo, residents at the Writers OMI International Writers Residency at the Ledig House in Ghent, read and discuss their work on the WGXC Afternoon Show. Nadia Davids is an award-winning South African writer. She has published and produced work in Africa, Europe and North America; two of her play- texts, 'At Her Feet'and 'Cissie', are studied at a wide-range of universities including UCT, UWC, Stanford, UCLA and SOAS. She won the Rosalie van Der Gught Prize for Best New Director in 2003, was nominated for the Fleur de Cap for "Best New South African Play" in 2008 and was a finalist in the Africa Pen Award (judged by J.M Coetzee) in 2007 and 2009. 'At Her Feet' was nominated for the Noma Award in 2008 for best book published in Africa. Nadia holds a PhD in Drama from the University of Cape Town. She is currently lecturing at Queen Mary, University of London. Nadia is represented by the Wylie Agency and working on her first novel which has been optioned by Penguin. Ayobami was born and raised in Nigeria. Her stories have been published in Saraba Magazine, Farafina Magazine and African Writing Online. She holds a BA degree in Literature in English from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife where she is currently pursuing her MA degree in the same field. She is working on her first novel.