Irenosen Okojie

Irenosen Okojie
MBE FRSL
Okojie leads a discussion for the British Library in 2022
Born
Irenosen Iseghohi Okojie

Nigeria
Nationality
  • Nigerian
  • British
Alma materLondon Metropolitan University
Notable work
Awards
Websitewww.irenosenokojie.com

Irenosen Iseghohi Okojie MBE FRSL is a Nigerian-born novelist and short-story writer working in London, England. Her stories incorporate speculative elements and also make use of her West African heritage. Her first novel, Butterfly Fish won a Betty Trask Award in 2016, and her story "Grace Jones" won the 2020 Caine Prize for African Writing.[1] Okojie was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (RSL) in 2018, and in 2020 was appointed a vice-chair of the RSL.[2]

  1. ^ "Irenosen Okojie". Elise Dillsworth Agency (EDA). Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Vice Chair Appointment at The Royal Society of Literature". irenosenokojie.com. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2024.