Kola Tubosun
Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún (ⓘ; born 22 September 1981) is a Nigerian linguist, writer, translator, scholar, and cultural activist. His work and influence span the fields of education, language technology, literature, journalism, and linguistics. He is the recipient of the 2016 Premio Ostana "Special Prize" for Writings in the Mother Tongue (Ostana Premio Scritture in Lingua Madre) for his work in language advocacy. He writes in Yoruba and English, and is currently the Africa editor of the Best Literary Translations anthology, published by Deep Vellum.
Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún | |
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Tubosun (2020) | |
| Born | Kolawole Olugbemiro Olatubosun Oladapo 22 September 1981 (age 42) Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria |
| Other names | Kola Olatubosun |
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| Known for | Yorùbá Name Project, Nigerian English Google Assistant, Best Translations Anthology, OlongoAfrica |
| Notable work | "Edwardsville by Heart", a collection of poetry "Ìgbà Èwe", the translated poems of Emily R. Grosholz |
| Spouse | Temie Giwa |
| Website | kolatubosun |
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