Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun is a Nigerian poet and essayist. He is the author of Sacrament of Bodies (University of Nebraska) and three chapbooks. He won the 2017 Brunel University African Poetry Prize and the Nigeria Prize for Literature award 2022 for his collection Nomad and was a finalist for the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry and The Future Awards African Prize for Literature. He has received fellowships and support from Ebedi International Writers Residency, Harvard University, Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, Oregon Institute for Creative Research, and the IIE- Artist Protection Fund.
Eghosa Imasuen is a Nigerian writer of Bini descent. He is the author of "To Saint Patrick" and "Fine Boys", published by the Farafina imprint of Kachifo Limited, publishers of the Nigerian editions of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novels. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria, where he runs a new publishing outfit called Narrative Landscape Press.
Osaru Obaseki is a self taught artist from Edo State Nigeria. She is one of the many rising artists in Africa who is making a big wave in the Contemporary art scene. In 2017, she joined Nosona Studios under the Edo global centre platform. This gave her a spring board to broaden her practice and gain immense opportunity. She has recently exhibited her works in Rele Art Gallery – Young Contemporaries 2019 exhibition. A game changing opportunity that is already proving to propel her to new heights.
Ojo Taiye was born and grew up in Kaduna, Nigeria. He currently lives in Agbor, Delta State. He is a poet and essayist, and teaches Tourism in Calvary Group of Schools, Agbor. His recent poems and works have appeared in Glass Journal, Lit Mag, Crannog Magazine, Geometry Magazine, Southword Journal and elsewhere.
Tope Salaudeen-Adégòkè is an editor, literary critic and poet from Ibadan, Nigeria. Tope is the co-publisher of Fortunate Traveller, a Nigerian based travel journal. He is passionate and animated by travel. Also, he is the administrator of the Kofi Awoonor Memorial Library in Ibadan. He was recently presented a Baobab Awards medal for community development by Prince Yemisi Shyllon. He regularly contributes to discussions of African literature via Wawa Book Review and Africa in Words. Tope likes to think himself as the Favourite Son of Africa.
