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'''Irenosen Iseghohi Okojie''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} is a Nigerian-born short story and novel writer working in [[London]]. Her stories incorporate [[magic realism]] and also make use of her [[West Africa]]n 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]].<ref name=EDA>{{cite web|url=http://elisedillsworthagency.com/irenosen-okojie|title=Irenosen Okojie|publisher=Elise Dillsworth Agency (EDA)|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref> She was elected as a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]] in 2018.
'''Irenosen Iseghohi Okojie''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} [[FRSL]] is a Nigerian-born novelist and short-story writer working in [[London]], England. Her stories incorporate [[speculative fiction|speculative elements]] and also make use of her [[West Africa]]n heritage. Her first novel, ''[[Butterfly Fish (novel)|Butterfly Fish]]'' won a [[Betty Trask Award]] in 2016, and her story "[[Grace Jones (short story)|Grace Jones]]" won the 2020 [[Caine Prize for African Writing]].<ref name=EDA>{{cite web|url=http://elisedillsworthagency.com/irenosen-okojie|title=Irenosen Okojie|publisher=Elise Dillsworth Agency (EDA)|access-date=27 July 2020|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727190830/http://elisedillsworthagency.com/irenosen-okojie|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irenosenokojie.com/news/2020/12/1/vice-chair-appointment-at-the-royal-society-of-literature|title=Vice Chair Appointment at The Royal Society of Literature|date=1 December 2020|website=irenosenokojie.com|access-date=17 October 2024}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early years and education===
===Early years and education===
Irenosen Okojie was born in [[Nigeria]]. When she was eight her family moved to [[United Kingdom]]. Okojie attended [[Gresham's School|Gresham's Boarding School]] in [[Holt, Norfolk]], before going on to St Angela's Convent School in [[East London]] and then to [[Stamford School|Stamford Boarding School]] for girls. Okojie returned to London to complete her education and then attended [[London Metropolitan University]], where she studied Communications and Visual Culture.
Irenosen Okojie was born in [[Nigeria]], West Africa. When she was eight years old, her family moved to the [[United Kingdom]]. She attended [[Gresham's School|Gresham's]], a [[boarding school]] in [[Holt, Norfolk]], before going on to St Angela's Convent School in [[East London]] and then to [[Stamford School|Stamford Boarding School]] for girls. Okojie returned to London to complete her education, attending [[London Metropolitan University]], where she studied Communications and Visual Culture.


===Career===
===Career===
Okojie is an Arts Project Manager and Curator based in London. Her debut novel, ''Butterfly Fish'', won a [[Betty Trask Award]] in 2016.<ref>[https://www.societyofauthors.org/SOA/MediaLibrary/SOAWebsite/Press-Releases/Betty-Trask-Awards-2016.pdf "Betty Trask Prize and Award Winners 2016"], [[The Society of Authors]], June 2016.</ref> Her writing has been published in ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Observer]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', the ''[[BBC]]'' and the ''[[Huffington Post]]'', and she is a contributor to the 2019 anthology ''[[New Daughters of Africa]]'', edited by [[Margaret Busby]].<ref>[https://www.irenosenokojie.com/news/2019/4/9/new-daughters-of-africa-cambridge-literary-festival "New Daughters of Africa Cambridge Literary Festival"], Irenosen Okojie website, 9 April 2019.</ref>
Okojie is an arts project manager and curator based in London. Her debut novel, ''Butterfly Fish'', won a [[Betty Trask Award]] in 2016.<ref>[https://www.societyofauthors.org/SOA/MediaLibrary/SOAWebsite/Press-Releases/Betty-Trask-Awards-2016.pdf "Betty Trask Prize and Award Winners 2016"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008030553/https://www.societyofauthors.org/SOA/MediaLibrary/SOAWebsite/Press-Releases/Betty-Trask-Awards-2016.pdf |date=8 October 2022 }}, [[The Society of Authors]], June 2016.</ref> Her writing has been published in ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Observer]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', the ''[[BBC]]'' and the ''[[Huffington Post]]'', and she is a contributor to the 2019 anthology ''[[daughters of Africa#New Daughters of Africa|New Daughters of Africa]]'', edited by [[Margaret Busby]].<ref>[https://www.irenosenokojie.com/news/2019/4/9/new-daughters-of-africa-cambridge-literary-festival "New Daughters of Africa Cambridge Literary Festival"], Irenosen Okojie website, 9 April 2019.</ref>


Okojie has received nominations for a number of awards and she has been a judge for other literary competitions.<ref name="Royal Society of Literature 2018">{{cite web | title=Royal Society of Literature » Irenosen Okojie | website=Royal Society of Literature | date=2018-10-30 | url=https://rsliterature.org/fellow/irenosen-okojie/ | access-date=2019-10-06}}</ref><ref name="Evaristo 2016">{{cite web | last=Evaristo | first=Bernardine |authorlink=Bernardine Evaristo| title=Speak Gigantular by Irenosen Okojie review – surreal tales of love and loneliness | website=The Guardian | date=24 November 2016 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/24/speak-gigantular-by-irenosen-okojie-review | access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="The Reader Berlin 2017">{{cite web | title=The Reader Berlin | website=The Reader Berlin | date=9 March 2017 | url=https://www.thereaderberlin.com/irenosen-okojie/ | access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Irenosen Okojie 2017">{{cite web | title=TSS Publishing | website=The Short Story Interview: Irenosen Okojie | date=5 July 2017 | url=https://theshortstory.co.uk/the-short-story-interview-irenosen-okojie/ | access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Elise Dillsworth Agency">{{cite web | title=Irenosen Okojie | website=Elise Dillsworth Agency | url=http://elisedillsworthagency.com/irenosen-okojie/ | access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref> Her 2016 collection of short stories, ''Speak Gigantular'', was shortlisted for the 2016 inaugural [[Jhalak Prize]] as well as the 2017 [[Edge Hill Short Story Prize]]. Her story ''Animal Parts'' was nominated for a 2016 [[Shirley Jackson Award]], and her short story ''Synsepalum'' was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]] to celebrate the [[BBC National Short Story Award]] 2018.<ref name=EDA />
Okojie has received nominations for a number of awards and she has been a judge for other literary competitions.<ref name="Royal Society of Literature 2018">{{cite web | title=Royal Society of Literature » Irenosen Okojie | website=Royal Society of Literature | date=2018-10-30 | url=https://rsliterature.org/fellow/irenosen-okojie/ | access-date=2019-10-06}}</ref><ref name="Evaristo 2016">{{cite web | last=Evaristo | first=Bernardine |authorlink=Bernardine Evaristo| title=Speak Gigantular by Irenosen Okojie review – surreal tales of love and loneliness | website=The Guardian | date=24 November 2016 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/24/speak-gigantular-by-irenosen-okojie-review | access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="The Reader Berlin 2017">{{cite web | title=Irenosen Okojie | website=The Reader Berlin | date=9 March 2017 | url=https://www.thereaderberlin.com/irenosen-okojie/ | access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Irenosen Okojie 2017">{{cite web | title=TSS Publishing | website=The Short Story Interview: Irenosen Okojie | date=5 July 2017 | url=https://theshortstory.co.uk/the-short-story-interview-irenosen-okojie/ | access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Elise Dillsworth Agency">{{cite web |title=Irenosen Okojie |url=http://elisedillsworthagency.com/irenosen-okojie/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514061444/http://elisedillsworthagency.com/irenosen-okojie/ |archive-date=2021-05-14 |access-date=6 October 2019 |website=Elise Dillsworth Agency}}</ref> Her 2016 collection of short stories, ''Speak Gigantular'', was shortlisted for the 2016 inaugural [[Jhalak Prize]] as well as the 2017 [[Edge Hill Short Story Prize]]. Her story "Animal Parts" was nominated for a 2016 [[Shirley Jackson Award]], and her short story "Synsepalum" was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]] to celebrate the [[BBC National Short Story Award]] 2018.<ref name=EDA />


Also in 2018, Okojie was elected as a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]].<ref>[https://rsliterature.org/fellow/irenosen-okojie/ "Irenosen Okojie"], Royal Society of Literature.</ref> On 19 May 2020, she was shortlisted for the [[Caine Prize for African Writing]],<ref> [https://caineprize.com/press-releases "Irenosen Okojie"], Caine Prize.</ref> and was announced as the winner on 27 July 2020 for her story ''Grace Jones''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-53559392/caine-prize-2020-british-nigerian-author-irenosen-okojie|title=Caine Prize 2020: British Nigerian author Irenosen Okojie|publisher=BBC News|date=27 July 2020|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jul/27/irenosen-okojie-wins-the-caine-prize-for-stunning-short-story-grace-jones|title=Irenosen Okojie wins the Caine prize for 'stunning' short story Grace Jones|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Alison|last=Flood|date=27 July 2020|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53552167|title=AKO Caine Prize: Irenosen Okojie wins with story of Grace Jones impersonator|publisher=BBC News|date=27 July 2020|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref>
Also in 2018, Okojie was elected as a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Okojie, Irenosen |url=https://rsliterature.org/fellows/irenosen-okojie/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Royal Society of Literature |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 19 May 2020, she was shortlisted for the [[Caine Prize for African Writing]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-19 |title=Irenosen Okojie |url=http://www.caineprize.com/press-releases |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=The Caine Prize for African Writing |language=en-US}}</ref> and was announced as the winner on 27 July 2020 for her story "Grace Jones".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-53559392/caine-prize-2020-british-nigerian-author-irenosen-okojie|title=Caine Prize 2020: British Nigerian author Irenosen Okojie|publisher=BBC News|date=27 July 2020|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jul/27/irenosen-okojie-wins-the-caine-prize-for-stunning-short-story-grace-jones|title=Irenosen Okojie wins the Caine prize for 'stunning' short story Grace Jones|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Alison|last=Flood|date=27 July 2020|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53552167|title=AKO Caine Prize: Irenosen Okojie wins with story of Grace Jones impersonator|publisher=BBC News|date=27 July 2020|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref>


Okojie was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2021 Birthday Honours]] for services to literature.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63377|supp=y|page=B22|date=12 June 2021}}</ref>
Okojie was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2021 Birthday Honours]] for services to literature.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63377|supp=y|page=B22|date=12 June 2021}}</ref>

In 2023, Okojie was one of the judges of the [[Women's Prize for Fiction|Women's Prize]] for Fiction.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Passmore |first=Lynsey |date=2022-10-29 |title=Meet the 2023 Women’s Prize for Fiction Judges |url=https://womensprize.com/meet-the-2023-womens-prize-for-fiction-judges/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=Women's Prize |language=en-US}}</ref>

She is the director and founder of futuristic festival Black to the Future, a multidisciplinary festival celebrating Black artists.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/okojie-launches-new-festival-black-to-the-future-with-british-library-and-rsl|title=Okojie launches new festival 'Black to the Future' with British Library and RSL|magazine=[[The Bookseller]]|first=Heloise|last=Wood|date=12 September 2023|access-date=17 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://rsliterature.org/whats-on/black-to-the-future-presents-genrea-marauders/|title=Black To The Future presents: Genre Marauders|publisher=Royal Society of Literature|date=3 November 2023|access-date=17 October 2024}}</ref>


==Honours and awards==
==Honours and awards==


* 2016: [[Betty Trask Award]] (for ''Butterfly Fish'')
* 2016: [[Betty Trask Award]] (for ''Butterfly Fish'')

* 2018: Elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]]
* 2018: Elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]]
* 2020: winner of [[AKO Caine Prize for African Writing]] (with ''[[Grace Jones]]'')
* 2020: winner of [[AKO Caine Prize for African Writing]] (with "[[Grace Jones (short story)|Grace Jones]]")


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==


* ''Speak Gigantular'' (short stories), [[Jacaranda Books]] 2016
* ''Speak Gigantular'' (short stories), London: [[Jacaranda Books]], 2016
* ''Butterfly Fish'' (novel), [[Jacaranda Books]] 2016
* ''[[Butterfly Fish (novel)|Butterfly Fish]]'' (novel), London: Jacaranda Books, 2016
* ''[[Nudibranch (novel)|Nudibranch]]'', [[Hachette (publisher)|Hachette]] 2019<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UpOQDwAAQBAJ&dq=irenosen+okojie|title=Nudibranch: A collection of short stories|last=Okojie|first=Irenosen|date=7 November 2019|publisher=Little, Brown Book Group|isbn=9780349700908|language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[Nudibranch (novel)|Nudibranch]]'' (short stories), London: [[Hachette (publisher)|Hachette]], 2019<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UpOQDwAAQBAJ&q=irenosen+okojie|title=Nudibranch: A collection of short stories|last=Okojie|first=Irenosen|date=7 November 2019|publisher=Little, Brown Book Group|location=London|isbn=9780349700908|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Curandera'' (novel), London: Dialogue Books, 2024<ref>Okojie, Irenosen, [https://www.dialoguebooks.co.uk/titles/irenosen-okojie/curandera/9780349700946/ ''Curandera''], Dialogue Books, 2024, {{ISBN|9780349700946}}.</ref>


==References and sources==
==References and sources==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.irenosenokojie.com/ Official website]
* [https://www.irenosenokojie.com/ Official website]
* Irenosen, Okojie, [https://writersmosaic.org.uk/content/being-my-own-person-as-a-writer-irenosen-okojie/ "Being my own person as a writer – Irenosen Okojie"], ''Writers Mosaic'' ([[Royal Literary Fund]]).

* Leon Craig, [https://www.thewhitereview.org/feature/interview-with-irenosen-okojie/ "Interview with Irenosen Okojie"], ''The White Revview'', Issue 32, February 2022.

* Lucy Nathan, [https://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-article/q-a-author-irenosen-okojie/ "Q&A: author Irenosen Okojie"], ''BookBrunch'', 28 June 2024.


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Latest revision as of 08:48, 17 October 2024

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]

Biography

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Early years and education

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Irenosen Okojie was born in Nigeria, West Africa. When she was eight years old, her family moved to the United Kingdom. She attended Gresham's, a boarding school in Holt, Norfolk, before going on to St Angela's Convent School in East London and then to Stamford Boarding School for girls. Okojie returned to London to complete her education, attending London Metropolitan University, where she studied Communications and Visual Culture.

Career

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Okojie is an arts project manager and curator based in London. Her debut novel, Butterfly Fish, won a Betty Trask Award in 2016.[3] Her writing has been published in The New York Times, The Observer, The Guardian, the BBC and the Huffington Post, and she is a contributor to the 2019 anthology New Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby.[4]

Okojie has received nominations for a number of awards and she has been a judge for other literary competitions.[5][6][7][8][9] Her 2016 collection of short stories, Speak Gigantular, was shortlisted for the 2016 inaugural Jhalak Prize as well as the 2017 Edge Hill Short Story Prize. Her story "Animal Parts" was nominated for a 2016 Shirley Jackson Award, and her short story "Synsepalum" was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 to celebrate the BBC National Short Story Award 2018.[1]

Also in 2018, Okojie was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.[10] On 19 May 2020, she was shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing,[11] and was announced as the winner on 27 July 2020 for her story "Grace Jones".[12][13][14]

Okojie was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to literature.[15]

In 2023, Okojie was one of the judges of the Women's Prize for Fiction.[16]

She is the director and founder of futuristic festival Black to the Future, a multidisciplinary festival celebrating Black artists.[17][18]

Honours and awards

[edit]

Bibliography

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References and sources

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "Betty Trask Prize and Award Winners 2016" Archived 8 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine, The Society of Authors, June 2016.
  4. ^ "New Daughters of Africa Cambridge Literary Festival", Irenosen Okojie website, 9 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Royal Society of Literature » Irenosen Okojie". Royal Society of Literature. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ^ Evaristo, Bernardine (24 November 2016). "Speak Gigantular by Irenosen Okojie review – surreal tales of love and loneliness". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Irenosen Okojie". The Reader Berlin. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  8. ^ "TSS Publishing". The Short Story Interview: Irenosen Okojie. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Irenosen Okojie". Elise Dillsworth Agency. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Okojie, Irenosen". Royal Society of Literature. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Irenosen Okojie". The Caine Prize for African Writing. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Caine Prize 2020: British Nigerian author Irenosen Okojie". BBC News. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  13. ^ Flood, Alison (27 July 2020). "Irenosen Okojie wins the Caine prize for 'stunning' short story Grace Jones". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  14. ^ "AKO Caine Prize: Irenosen Okojie wins with story of Grace Jones impersonator". BBC News. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  15. ^ "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B22.
  16. ^ Passmore, Lynsey (29 October 2022). "Meet the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction Judges". Women's Prize. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  17. ^ Wood, Heloise (12 September 2023). "Okojie launches new festival 'Black to the Future' with British Library and RSL". The Bookseller. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Black To The Future presents: Genre Marauders". Royal Society of Literature. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  19. ^ Okojie, Irenosen (7 November 2019). Nudibranch: A collection of short stories. London: Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 9780349700908.
  20. ^ Okojie, Irenosen, Curandera, Dialogue Books, 2024, ISBN 9780349700946.
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