Lola Shoneyin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lola Shoneyin

Nigerian writer

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1974

Place of Birth: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Profession: writer, poet, artist, novelist

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Lola Shoneyin (born Titilola Atinuke Alexandrah Shoneyin; 26 February 1974 in Ibadan, Nigeria) is a Nigerian poet and author who launched her debut novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, in the UK in May 2010.
Shoneyin has forged a reputation as an adventurous, humorous and outspoken poet (often classed in the feminist mould), having published three volumes of poetry.
In April 2014 she was named on the Hay Festival's Africa39 list of 39 Sub-Saharan African writers aged under 40 with potential and talent to define trends in African literature.
Lola won the PEN Award in America as well as the Ken Saro-Wiwa Award for prose in Nigeria.
She was also on the list for the Orange Prize in the UK for her debut novel, The Secret of Baba Segi's Wives, in 2010.
She lives in Lagos, Nigeria, where she runs the annual Aké Arts and Book Festival.
In 2017, she was named African Literary Person of the Year by Brittle Paper.