Biography

I earned my BA and MA degrees from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. I also hold an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, UK. In my work as a writer, I have pursued pathways that merge creative expression with intellectual inquiry. During my PhD in Digital Humanities, I will study the intersections between literature, technology, and culture, with a focus on African literary networks. My research seeks to use digital tools to uncover patterns of discourse and influence, thereby amplifying African voices within global literary studies. I will examine how African literary magazines have facilitated networks of stylistic and thematic innovations among writers and editors.Writing as Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, I am the author of Stay with Me and A Spell of Good Things. Stay with Me won the 9mobile Prize for Literature and Prix le Afriques. It was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the Wellcome Book Prize and the Kwani? Manuscript Prize. A Spell of Good Things was longlisted for the Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Encore Award. I have served as a judge for both the Women’s Prize for Fiction (2024) and the Booker Prize (2025).

Previous Education

University of East Anglia Creative Writing 2014
Obafemi Awolowo University Literature in English 2014