Irenosen Okojie

Irenosen Iseghohi Okojie MBE FRSL is a Nigerian-born short story and novel writer working in London. 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. She was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2018.

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
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