Toyin Adewale-Gabriel

Toyin Adewale-Gabriel
Born
Toyin Adewale

1969 (age 56–57)
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
EducationObafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
OccupationsWriter, novelist
Years active1995–present

Toyin Adewale-Gabriel (born 1969) is a Nigerian writer. She writes poetry and has worked as a literary critic for The Guardian, Post Express and The Daily Times. Adewale-Gabriel writes in both English and in German.

Biography

Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, Toyin received her M.A. Lit. degree from Obafemi Awolowo University. She was the co-founder and coordinator for several years of the Association of Writers of Nigeria. Toyin is also a Fellow of Akademie Schloss Solitude and has been Writer in Residence at the Villa Waldberta, Munich and The Baltic Centre for Writers and Translators, Visby, Sweden. In a Brittle paper interview with Umezurike, Toyin mentioned that she loved Mary Oliver and that she's partial to Russian and Latin-American poetry.

Works

Her works include Naked Testimonies, 1995; Breaking The Silence, 1996; Inkwells, 1997; Die Aromaforscherin, 1998; Flackernde Kerzen, 1999; 25 New Nigerian Poets, 2000; Aci Cikolata, Gunizi Yayincilik, 2003; and Nigerian Women Short Stories, 2005. She has also won awards for poetry and short fiction.

Naked Testimonies deals with Nigerian politics, and the poems are reflective and personal.

References

  1. 1 2 Aka, Jubril Olabode (2012). Nigerian Women of Distinction, Honour and Exemplary Presidential Qualities. Trafford. p. 243. ISBN 9781466915541.
  2. ↑ Oloruntoba-Oju, Taiwo (2009). "Tracking an African Feminist Aesthetic". In Barthet, Stella Borg (ed.). Shared Waters: Sounding in Postcolonial Literatures. Cross/Cultures. pp. 144–145. ISBN 9789042027664.
  3. ↑ "Toyin Adewale Gabriel (Nigeria, 1969)". Festival Internacional de Poesía de Medellín. 28 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 Azuonye, Nnorom (November 2003). "Toyin Adewale-Gabriel". Sentinel Poetry (12). ISSN 1479-425X. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Adewale-Gabriel, Toyin". DINFA (Directory of Nigerian Female Authors).
  6. ↑ "Toyin Adewale-Nduka". Akademie Schloss Solitude. 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
  7. ↑ "#PoetryTalk | Different Poems Travel Different Routes | Interview with Toyin Adewale-Gabriel". Brittle Paper. 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
  8. ↑ "Naked Testimonies". Goodreads. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
  9. ↑ Fandrych, Ingrid; Dunton, Chris (2002). "Toyin Adewale: A Preliminary Survey of Her Poetry and Fiction". English in Africa. 29 (2): 85–99. ISSN 0376-8902. JSTOR 40238964.
  10. ↑ "Toyin Adewale-Gabriel Archives". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
  11. ↑ "The Girlish Girlie in Toyin Adewale Gabriel's Poetry: An Appraisal". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.