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 Adeyemi at the 2024 National Book Festival | |
| Born | August 1, 1993 |
| Occupation | Writer, Creative Director |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
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Tomi Adeyemi (born August 1, 1993) is a Nigerian American writer and creative writing coach.[1] She is best known for her novel Children of Blood and Bone, the first in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers,[2] which debuted #1 on The New York Times Best Sellers List, and won the 2018 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy,[3] the 2019 Waterstones Book Prize, and the 2019 Hugo Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book.[4] In 2019, she was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and in 2020, she was named to the TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2020 in the "Pioneers" category.[5] In 2022, Paramount Pictures was developing Children of Blood and Bone into a major motion picture with Gina Prince-Bythewood attached to direct.
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- ^ "2018 Nebula Awards". The Nebula Awards. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Hugo Award & 1944 Retro Hugo Award Finalists". The Hugo Awards. April 2, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "Tomi Adeyemi: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. September 23, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2021.