Nigerian author, filmmaker and literary scholar Onyeka Nwelue has announced what could be one of the biggest international publishing deals involving a Nigerian writer.
Nwelue, known for his cross-cultural storytelling and more than 40 published books, says he has secured an ¥85 million (about $600,000) publishing deal in Japan for his latest novel, Tokyo Spies.
The writer is best known for works including The Strangers of Braamfontein, which won the Crime Fiction Lovers Award and was memorably described by Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka as “raunchy.” He is also the founding director of the James Currey Society in Oxford and is currently based in Osaka, Japan, where he is studying calligraphy.
According to Nwelue, the deal was secured through his literary agent and involves a Japanese publisher acquiring Tokyo Spies, which was released on June 5, 2026. The figure and terms of the agreement have not been independently verified.
Tokyo Spies
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