Ayodele Olofintuade

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Ayodele Olofintuade
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Born
Ayọ̀délé Ọlọ́fintúádé

Ibadan, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
WebsiteOfficial website

Ayodele Olofintuade is a Nigerian writer, journalist, and feminist. She identifies as queer and non-binary in Nigeria, which is an anti-LGBTQ country.[1]

Biography[edit]

Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, Olofintuade grew up between Lagos, Ibadan and Abeokuta.[2][3] They are a self-supporting, full-time writer whose works are focused primarily on feminism in Africa,[4] Yorùbá spirituality (cutting across Africa and the Diaspora) the Nigerian LGBTQ community,[5][6] and gender non-conforming persons in Nigeria.[7] Olofintuade has two children.[8][9]

Writing[edit]

Their first major work of literature was Eno's Story (2010),[10] a children's story published by Cassava Republic Press and shortlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature in 2011.[11][12][13] It addressed the issue of child-trafficking that has been plaguing Nigeria for a long time.[14]

Their first major article on LGBTQ persons in Nigeria, The A-B-C of Sexuality (2014) on NigeriansTalk, was published immediately after the passage of the Same Sex Marriage Act of 2013 as part of the advocacy tools for the promulgation of the law.[15] It was around this same time they also published their first major serialised novella, Adunni: The Beautiful Ones Have not yet Died (2014) on Brittle Paper, in which some of the characters were queer.[16]

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.[11][12][13] 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 website about the negative impact of inequality.[17][18][3][19][20]

In 2019, Olofintuade published her fiction titled Lakiroboto Chronicles, the book was later re-published in 2023 by Cypher press.[21][22][23][24]

Olofintuade's deep knowledge of Yorùbá spirituality and culture means that they are an important go-to for younger artists. With Laipo Read, they provide educational support for children from basic to secondary-school level.[25][26] [27][28]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Eno's Story (Cassava Republic, 2010)[29][30]
  • Lakiriboto Chronicles [31][32][33][34]
  • The Whirlwind [35]
  • Adunni: The Beautiful One Has not Yet Died [36]
  • King of the Heap [37]
  • King of the Heap Learns to Read [37]
  • Children of the Rainbow [37][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mannak, Miriam (2 November 2017). "Africa's artists step from shadows of colonialism and into spotlight". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ Moura, K.M.C. (2020). Megacity. Boiler House Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-911343-82-0. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Ryman, Geoff (2018-04-27). "Ayodele Olofintuade". Strange Horizons. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  4. ^ "Female in Nigeria: Profile". Feminist Africa (22). 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  5. ^ Branch, A.; Mampilly, Z. (2015). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. African Arguments. Zed Books. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-78032-999-4. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Ibadan Girl at the Stockholm Pride: Ayodele Olofintuade: An Essay". brittlepaper.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  7. ^ Iftikhar, Asyia (8 March 2023). "23 brilliant sapphic books that will be taking over your reading list this year". PinkNews. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ^ EDORO, AINEHI (August 21, 2015). "Ibadan Girl at the Stockholm Pride: Ayodele Olofintuade: An Essay". Brittle Paper. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Contributors". Feminist Africa (22): 257–264. 2017. JSTOR 48725764.
  10. ^ Dike, Virginia W. (2011). Birds of our land: a child's guide to west african birds. Robin Gowen. Abuja: Cassava Republic Press. ISBN 978-978-906-090-0. OCLC 893742114.
  11. ^ a b "NLNG Prize is not a do-or-die thing – Ayodele Olofintuade". Daily Trust. 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  12. ^ a b "Who clinches $100,000 NLNG Literature prize?". Vanguard News. 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  13. ^ a b Iwunze-Ibiam, Chioma (2011-09-07). "NIGERIA PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2011 FINAL SHORTLIST". Creative Writing News. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  14. ^ "I Simply Write From A Place of Truth - In Conversation with Ayodele Olofintuade – Syncity NG". Syncity NG – Your hangout zone for everything African literature. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  15. ^ "The ABC of Sexuality".
  16. ^ "The Beautiful One Has Not Yet Died — An African Story Ensemble". brittlepaper.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  17. ^ "Ayodele Olofintuade". Cassava Republic Press. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2019-10-08.[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "[Interview] Ayodele Olofintuade". Conversations with Writers. 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  19. ^ "Ayodele Olofintuade's 'Lakiriboto Chronicles' is really good". James Murua's Literature Blog. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  20. ^ Alhassan, Amina (2018-10-14). "Giving an empty page life is a gift – Ayodele Olofintuade – Daily Trust". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  21. ^ Columnist, Guest (2023-07-02). "Lákíríboto by Ayodele Olofintuade review: Amidst all the death, we celebrate life". The Big Issue. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  22. ^ "Lakriboto Chronicles: A Brief History of Badly Behaved Women". Van Aggelen African Literary Agency. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  23. ^ Kan, Toni (2022-06-26). "Ayodele Olofintuade's tale of badly-behaved women — Olukorede S. Yishau". The Lagos Review. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  24. ^ "Ayodele Olofintuade". www.newwriting.net. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  25. ^ Emelife, Jennifer (2018-12-17). "The Pen and The Sword: Ayodele Olofintuade". Praxis Magazine for Arts & Literature. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  26. ^ Adejunmobi, M.; Coetzee, C. (2019). Routledge Handbook of African Literature. Taylor & Francis. p. 533. ISBN 978-1-351-85937-0. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  27. ^ Branch, A.; Mampilly, Z. (2015). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. African Arguments. Zed Books. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-78032-999-4. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  28. ^ "Recent Events: Ayodele Olofintuade, Author of Eno's Story, Visits ZODML". ZODML. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  29. ^ "Eno's Story". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  30. ^ Eno's Story - Ayodele-Olofintuade. ASIN 9789060904.
  31. ^ Olofintuade, Ayodele (2018). Lakiriboto Chronicles: A Brief History of Badly Behaved Women. BookBuilders-Editions Africa. ISBN 978-978-921-179-1.
  32. ^ Olofintuade, Ayodele. Lakiriboto Chronicles: A History of Badly Behaved Women.
  33. ^ Murua, James (2018-10-17). "Ayodele Olofintuade's 'Lakiriboto Chronicles' is really good". James Murua's Literature Blog. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  34. ^ "Lakiriboto Chronicles: A History of Badly Behaved Women by Ayodele Olofintuade". AfriBookHub. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  35. ^ "Oya, The Whirlwind". Van Aggelen African Literary Agency. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  36. ^ "The Beautiful Ones Have Not Yet Died by Ayodele Olofintuade". OkadaBooks. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  37. ^ a b c "Giving an empty page life is a gift – Ayodele Olofintuade". Daily Trust. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
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