Author & Creative Writer

My debut picture book, Sleepy Guppy Says Bedtime Must Wait, was a Highly Commended Winner in Faber and Faber’s FAB Prize 2025. My novel-in-progress was shortlisted for the Cheshire Novel Prize in 2024 and longlisted for Craft Literary’s First Chapters Contest 2025.

My short stories, essays, and articles can be read in Lagos Noir, Mas Palou, Saraba, Garage, Lagos 2060, The Republic Journal, and other publications. In 2021, I was a writer-in-residence at Mas Palou’s Spring Residency.

About Sleepy Guppy Says Bedtime Must Wait

Meet the little fish with a big imagination and an even bigger list of reasons to avoid bedtime. Sleepy Guppy dreams up water adventures while her parents try to get her to sleep before they run out of excuses and patience. With vibrant, full-colour illustrations, Sleepy Guppy Says Bedtime Must Wait is sure to make kids giggle and reassure tired parents who know the bedtime struggle all too well. Each page invites children to explore and imagine. Bonus colouring pages included.

It was a Faber and Faber FAB Prize 2025 Highly Commended Winner.