Ayodele Olofintuade

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Ayodele Olofintuade
Ayọ̀délé Ọlọ́fintúádé.jpg
A picture of Ayodele Olofintuade
Born
Ayọ̀délé Ọlọ́fintúádé

Ibadan, Nigeria
NationalityNigeria
CitizenshipNigerian
WebsiteOfficial website

Ayodele Olofintuade is a Nigerian writer, journalist, and feminist. They identify as queer and non-binary in Nigeria, which is an anti-LGBTQ country.

Biography[]

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

Writing[]

Their first major work of literature was Eno's Story (2010), a children's story published by Cassava Republic Press and shortlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature in 2011. It addressed the issue of child-trafficking that has been plaguing Nigeria for a long time.[1]

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.[2] 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.

Olofintuade writes both for adults and children, especially children from disadvantaged areas. They are also an activist. Their first book, in 2011, was shortlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature. They have had their 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.[3][4][5][6][7]

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.[8][9] [10][11]

Bibliography[]

  • Eno's Story (Cassava Republic, 2010)
  • Lakiriboto Chronicles
  • The Whirlwind
  • Adunni: The Beautiful One Has not Yet Died
  • King of the Heap
  • King of the Heap Learns to Read
  • Children of the Rainbow

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "The ABC of Sexuality".
  3. ^ "Ayodele Olofintuade". Cassava Republic Press. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  4. ^ "[Interview] Ayodele Olofintuade". Conversations with Writers. 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  5. ^ Ryman, Geoff (2018-04-27). "About Ayodele Olofintuade". Strange Horizons. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  6. ^ "Ayodele Olofintuade's 'Lakiriboto Chronicles' is really good". James Murua's Literature Blog. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  7. ^ Alhassan, Amina (2018-10-14). "Giving an empty page life is a gift – Ayodele Olofintuade – Daily Trust". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  8. ^ Emelife, Jennifer (2018-12-17). "The Pen and The Sword: Ayodele Olofintuade". Praxis Magazine for Arts & Literature. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  9. ^ Adejunmobi, M.; Coetzee, C. (2019). Routledge Handbook of African Literature. Taylor & Francis. p. 533. ISBN 978-1-351-85937-0. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Recent Events: Ayodele Olofintuade, Author of Eno's Story, Visits ZODML". ZODML. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
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