Nigerian writer, journalist and feminist
Ayodele Olofintuade
A picture of Ayodele Olofintuade
Born Ayọ̀délé Ọlọ́fintúádé
Nationality Nigerian Citizenship
Nigerian Website
Official 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 .
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Biography
Born in
Ibadan, Nigeria , Olofintuade grew up between
Lagos , Ibadan and
Abeokuta .
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[3] They are a self-supporting, full-time writer whose works are focused primarily on
feminism in Africa ,
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Yorùbá spirituality (cutting across
Africa and the Diaspora) the
Nigerian LGBTQ community ,
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gender non-conforming persons in Nigeria.
[7] Olofintuade has two children.
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Writing
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.
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[13] It addressed the issue of child-trafficking that has been plaguing
Nigeria for a long time.
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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.
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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 .
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[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.
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In 2019, Olofintuade published her fiction titled Lakiroboto Chronicles, the book was later re-published in 2023 by Cypher press.
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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.
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Bibliography
Eno's Story (Cassava Republic, 2010)
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Lakiriboto Chronicles
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The Whirlwind
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Adunni: The Beautiful One Has not Yet Died
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King of the Heap
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King of the Heap Learns to Read
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Children of the Rainbow
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References
^ Mannak, Miriam (2 November 2017).
"Africa's artists step from shadows of colonialism and into spotlight" . South China Morning Post . Retrieved 29 January 2024 .
^ Moura, K.M.C. (2020).
Megacity . Boiler House Press. p. 16.
ISBN
978-1-911343-82-0 . Retrieved 29 January 2024 .
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c Ryman, Geoff (2018-04-27).
"Ayodele Olofintuade" . Strange Horizons . Retrieved 2022-05-28 .
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"Female in Nigeria: Profile" . Feminist Africa (22). 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2022-05-28 .
^ 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 .
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"Ibadan Girl at the Stockholm Pride: Ayodele Olofintuade: An Essay" . brittlepaper.com . Retrieved 2022-05-28 .
^ Iftikhar, Asyia (8 March 2023).
"23 brilliant sapphic books that will be taking over your reading list this year" . PinkNews . Retrieved 29 January 2024 .
^ EDORO, AINEHI (August 21, 2015).
"Ibadan Girl at the Stockholm Pride: Ayodele Olofintuade: An Essay" . Brittle Paper . Retrieved April 1, 2022 .
^ "Contributors". Feminist Africa (22): 257–264. 2017.
JSTOR
48725764 .
^ 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 .
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"NLNG Prize is not a do-or-die thing – Ayodele Olofintuade" . Daily Trust . 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2022-05-28 .
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"Who clinches $100,000 NLNG Literature prize?" . Vanguard News . 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2022-05-28 .
^
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b Iwunze-Ibiam, Chioma (2011-09-07).
"NIGERIA PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2011 FINAL SHORTLIST" . Creative Writing News . Retrieved 2022-05-28 .
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"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 .
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"The ABC of Sexuality" .
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"The Beautiful One Has Not Yet Died — An African Story Ensemble" . brittlepaper.com . Retrieved 2022-05-28 .
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"Ayodele Olofintuade" . Cassava Republic Press . 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2019-10-08 . [
permanent dead link ]
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"[Interview] Ayodele Olofintuade" . Conversations with Writers . 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2019-10-08 .
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"Ayodele Olofintuade's 'Lakiriboto Chronicles' is really good" . James Murua's Literature Blog . 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-08 .
^ 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 .
^ Columnist, Guest (2023-07-02).
"Lákíríboto by Ayodele Olofintuade review: Amidst all the death, we celebrate life" . The Big Issue . Retrieved 2023-08-19 .
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"Lakriboto Chronicles: A Brief History of Badly Behaved Women" . Van Aggelen African Literary Agency . Retrieved 2023-08-19 .
^ Kan, Toni (2022-06-26).
"Ayodele Olofintuade's tale of badly-behaved women — Olukorede S. Yishau" . The Lagos Review . Retrieved 2023-08-19 .
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"Ayodele Olofintuade" . www.newwriting.net . Retrieved 2023-08-19 .
^ Emelife, Jennifer (2018-12-17).
"The Pen and The Sword: Ayodele Olofintuade" . Praxis Magazine for Arts & Literature . Retrieved 2019-10-08 .
^ Adejunmobi, M.; Coetzee, C. (2019).
Routledge Handbook of African Literature .
Taylor & Francis . p. 533.
ISBN
978-1-351-85937-0 . Retrieved 2019-10-08 .
^ 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 .
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"Recent Events: Ayodele Olofintuade, Author of Eno's Story, Visits ZODML" . ZODML . 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2019-10-08 .
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"Eno's Story" . www.goodreads.com . Retrieved 2022-05-29 .
^ Eno's Story - Ayodele-Olofintuade .
ASIN
9789060904 .
^ Olofintuade, Ayodele (2018).
Lakiriboto Chronicles: A Brief History of Badly Behaved Women . BookBuilders-Editions Africa.
ISBN
978-978-921-179-1 .
^ Olofintuade, Ayodele.
Lakiriboto Chronicles: A History of Badly Behaved Women .
^ Murua, James (2018-10-17).
"Ayodele Olofintuade's 'Lakiriboto Chronicles' is really good" . James Murua's Literature Blog . Retrieved 2022-05-29 .
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"Lakiriboto Chronicles: A History of Badly Behaved Women by Ayodele Olofintuade" . AfriBookHub . Retrieved 2022-05-29 .
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"Oya, The Whirlwind" . Van Aggelen African Literary Agency . Retrieved 2022-05-29 .
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"The Beautiful Ones Have Not Yet Died by Ayodele Olofintuade" . OkadaBooks . Retrieved 2022-05-29 .
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"Giving an empty page life is a gift – Ayodele Olofintuade" . Daily Trust . 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2022-05-29 .