Don't be ashamed of your humble beginnings. Learn from them and be determined not to remain there. Life is in phases. Pick up the pace. Remain resolute on your life goals.

Sun re o #BiyiBandele. Oh how we will all miss you. You were such an amazing rockstar storyteller. Thank you for all you did.

Celebrate the small wins. They help unlock the bigger wins.

In 2020, we (Àtẹ́lẹwọ́) launched ÀTÉLEWO Prize for Yorùbá Literature to support previously unpublished writers working in Yorùbá language. punchng.com/cultural-group… Two years later, we are accepting submissions for the 3rd edition of the Prize.

Super excited to write, “Notes of a Nostalgic Nigerian”, a column for Catapult. Here is my first installment. catapult.co/stories/ucheom…

#HappyHolidays2023

Really pleased to see my short story featured in the latest issue of Isele Magazine alongside some talented writers. #HappyReading #ShortStory #NewPublication #LiteraryMagazine

Today is International Archives Day. Let us remember that Nigeria also has a rich resource of records useful for non-fiction & fiction projects. 3 zonal offices: Ibadan, Kaduna & Enugu & smaller branches in other state capitals such as Lag & Abk. 🇳🇬🖋🎥 🎬

Congratulations Ukamaka Olisakwe; Or, Ngalakwesili or Dr. Olisakwe. #Welldone

I am super-excited to share that my #shortstory - Keffi House has been published in Lọ́unlọ́un. It tells the story of an old house in central Lagos that holds family stories and secrets. #NewPublication #AfroBrazilian #HappyReading #HistoricalFiction tinyurl.com/yc4n5xsa

Tokunbo: a new podcast series of deep, inspiring conversations with Nigerian storytellers in the diaspora. Listen to the trailer: shorturl.at/cOig3 First episode drops March 17—wherever you get your podcasts. #NaijaVoicesAbroad #NigerianStorytellers #TokunboPodcastSeries

Episode 1 is here! 🎙️ Kicking off our podcast with @yemisiaribisala, as she shares how writing about food from the diaspora is about about memory, identity, and home. 🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! #NaijaVoicesAbroad #FoodStories #TokunboPodcastSeries

📢 New Episode! 🎙️ Award-winning Nigerian writer Helon Habila joins the #tokunbopodcastseries to discuss how Nigeria’s political landscape shapes his writing among other things. 🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! #NaijaVoicesAbroad #NigerianWriters #Storytelling

🎙️ New Episode Drop! This week on the #TokunboPodcastSeries, I speak with Tope Fajingbesi Balogun whose new book explores grief, infertility, and identity in the diaspora. 🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! #NaijaVoicesAbroad #BlackFarmers #HealingThroughStory

In Episode 4 of the #tokunbopodcastseries, I chat with Leye Adenle, known for the Amaka trilogy. How does a writer capture the pulse of Lagos while living outside Nigeria? Listen now everywhere you get your podcasts. #StorytellingAcrossBorders #DiasporaWrites #LagosinFiction

🎙️On Episode 5 of the #TokunboPodcastSeries, I speak with two incredible guests: PejuAbuchi and EniyeOshunbiyi. They share the challenges and opportunities of diaspora life 🎧 #NigerianVoices #DiasporaStories #AfricanStorytelling #CulturalRoots

Nigerian Afrofuturist writer Wole Talabi joins me on the #TokunboPodcastSeries for a conversation on blending Yoruba culture, speculative fiction, and the future of African storytelling. Tune in to find out! 🎧 #Afrofuturism #YorubaVoices #SpeculativeAfrica #SciFiMeetsMyth

🎙️ New Podcast Episode! Nigerian-Canadian writer Yejide Kilanko joins us to discuss the power of fiction in confronting tough realities and how storytelling empowers individuals & communities Tune in! 🎧 Link in bio. #DiasporaStorytellers #NigerianVoices #TokunboPodcastSeries

New Episode Alert: Ikhide R. Ikheloa a Nigerian literary critic joins me on the #TokunboPodcastSeries to talk about writing from the diaspora and the subtle art of critiquing with care. Listen here everywhere you get your podcasts #NigerianWriters #DiasporaLit #AfricanCritics

Ep. 9 of the #TokunboPodcastSeries is here 🎙️ Sefi Atta joins me to talk about conjuring postcolonial Lagos through fiction . 🎧 Listen now everywhere you get your podcasts! #Nollywood #BooksintoFilm #NigerianLiterature #DiasporaVoices