Bayo Olayinka Ojikutu (born 1971) is a Nigerian-American creative writer, novelist and university lecturer.
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| Born | Bayo Olayinka Ojikutu 1971 (age 52–53) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Nationality | Nigerian-American |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
His first novel, 47th Street Black (Crown, 2003),[1][2] received the Washington Prize for Fiction and the Great American Book Award. Ojikutu's short fiction has appeared widely, including within the pages of the 2013 Akashic Press collection USA Noir and in the speculative fiction anthology Shadow Show. Ojikutu's short story, "Yayi and Those Who Walk on Water: A Fable", received a Special Mention nomination from the Pushcart Prize for outstanding fiction published in literary presses in 2009. By then, Three Rivers Press had released his second novel, Free Burning, to considerable critical acclaim.[3]
Ojikutu is a graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has taught creative writing at the University of Chicago, DePaul University, and Roosevelt University.
References
edit- ^ "47TH STREET BLACK by Bayo Ojikutu". Kirkus Reviews. November 15, 2002. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ^ Muyumba, Walton (June 22, 2003). "Good writing can't save tale of South Side gangsters". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: Free Burning by Bayo Ojikutu, Author Three Rivers Press (CA) $13.95 (383p) ISBN 978-1-4000-8289-6". Kirkus reviews. August 1, 2006. Retrieved 2017-09-10.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Ojikutu from Creative Quarantine Series in Esthetic Lens Magazine {July, 2020}
- Interview with Ojikutu from Newcity, a Chicago culture magazine
- Ojikutu in the TriQuarterly Literary Journal
- Feature on Ojikutu from TNB.com
- Ojikutu in Chicago Magazine .
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