For the Culture – Lion of Newcastle- Tolu' Akinyemi

Newcastle-Based Author writes his name in the annals of history with ‘Born in Lockdown’

Written by multi-award-winning author Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, ‘Born in Lockdown’ is a writer’s account of the coronavirus pandemic using poetry as a tool. The goal is to document the coronavirus pandemic era...

Remote Working: A recipe for artificial unemployment or the future of work

The coronavirus pandemic has affected our way of life and work. With this, many organisations who in the past deemed remote working a taboo subject have had to embrace this change. We...

Covid-19 – Lessons from the eyes of a Keen Observer

As Freedom Day inches near and we are released from the shackles of government lockdowns which has been for the greater good. Even though they have not always led by example, think...

Making the Most of the Opportunities that abound as a creative.

In this pandemic era, the landscape of work and building new relationships has changed drastically. We now carry out most of our activities online. The last one year has been a season...

The Book – A Valuable Resource!

“The quality, quantity and diversity of books produced by a society are important indicators of that society’s level of development. . . .“ -Valdehusa (1985). April 23rd of every year is marked...

Veteran Poet signs book deal with Newcastle Publishing Imprint

A veteran poet renowned for his spoken word artistry moves from the stage to the page with new book deal with Newcastle publisher. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2021. United Kingdom— A...

THE EVERYDAY CHAPTER (TEC) APPOINTS FOUR NEW BOARD DIRECTORS

PRESS INFORMATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2021 Contact: The Everyday Chapter +2347069697426 . . On Tuesday, 13th April 2021, The Everyday Chapter, today announces the appointment of Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, Elioenai...

Funmi Coker’s Debut Poetry Collection: A Life Manual for the Girl-Child

Nigerian Poet and Writer, Funmi Coker signals her arrival on the literary scene with a strong debut walking in the big shoes of women who have shone like a million stars while...

Winner (Poetry Category)—Best Indie Book Award 2020

December 2020 had a certain feel-good vibe about it. First, I won an ‘Oscars award’ at my work-place for outstanding delivery which I wrote about here. Then came the charmazing news to...

Lead-Africa Writers (LAW) Emergence Conference 2020: Shift via Glocalization as a Transformative Writer by Tolu’ A. Akinyemi

Goal: This session is to help participants understand writing from the perspective of a global audience and enable their transition to writing for the International reader audience In our rapidly changing world,...

Tolu’ A. Akinyemi (also known as Tolutoludo & Lion of Newcastle) is a multi-award-winning Nigerian author in the genre of poetry, short story, Children’s Literature and essays, which include: Dead Lions Don’t Roar (Poetry, 2017), Unravel Your Hidden Gems (Essays, 2018), Dead Dogs Don’t Bark (Poetry, 2018), Dead Cats Don’t Meow (Poetry, 2019), Never Play Games With The Devil (Poetry, 2019), Inferno of Silence (Short Stories, 2020), A Booktiful Love (Poetry, 2020), Black ≠ Inferior (Poetry, 2021), Never Marry a Writer (Poetry, 2021), Everybody Don Kolomental (Poetry, 2021), I Wear Self-Confidence Like a Second Skin (Children’s Literature, 2021) I Am Not a Troublemaker (Children’s Literature, 2021) and A god in a human body (Poetry, forthcoming – January 2022).

Tolu’ has been endorsed by Arts Council England as a writer with “exceptional talent.”

He is a co-founder of Lion and Lilac, a UK-based arts organization and sits on the board of many organizations.