Ayodele Olofintuade

Ayodele Olofintuade is a Nigerian writer, journalist and feminist.

Biography

Born in Ibadan, Nigeria in the 1970s, Ayodele Olofintuade grew up between Lagos, Ibadan and Abeokuta. She works as a writer, teacher and editor. Olofintuade was married and they have two children. She identifies as queer. Olofintuade writes both for adults and children especially children from disadvantaged areas. She is also an activist. Her first book, in 2011, was shortlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature. She has had her work published in numerous magazines and journals in Nigeria including NigeriansTalk and Anathema. Olofintuade is also the managing director of a web site about the negative impact of inequality.

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