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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,...

Cover Reveal: Never Marry a Writer

OH, THE WEBS WE WEAVE… For his seventh poetry collection, Tolu’ has turned his attention to that old adage –no one in a writer’s life may have secrets.A vibrant, human exploration of...

Winners of #ToluToludoReview announced.

The winners of the #𝐓𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐓𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐨𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 a free online contest for talented writers, book reviewers and book lovers have now been announced. The winners are: Okeibunor Tobechukwu—Read review here Veronica Adeusi—Read review here Enang...

INFERNO OF SILENCE REVIEW by Yahaya Yusuf

In Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s debut to storytelling; Inferno of Silence. The book cover depicts a picture of a young man; whose mouth was covered by several hands—forced to remain silent from narrating...

Broken Piece | Tolu’ Akinyemi | Poetry

Our Love could have been as clear as spring water ©️ Tolu’ A. Akinyemi Photo by freestocks on Unsplash

A Black Poet and Author Extraordinaire makes a bold statement with his upcoming collection of poetry.

The Poet has always assumed a lot of roles from time. Unable to stomach the injustice and corruption in his society, he becomes a voice showing people the folly of their ways,...

Black ≠ Inferior – A Poetic masterpiece by Tolu’ A. Akinyemi out 01.01.2021

Black ≠ Inferior is a collection of poems divided into 2 parts. The first part is a collection of thematically linked poems exploring Blackness and the myriads of discuss it attracts. The...

Inferno Of Silence by Tolu’ A. Akinyemi

Tolu’ has shown that a work of fiction can be written with courage and vulnerability. The seven stories in “Inferno of Silence” are immersive, gripping and mirrors the everyday burden we face...

Book Review: Dead Cats don’t Meow – A Mobile Library Of Positivity.

Reviewer: Karen Middleton Dead Cats Don’t Meow, Tolu Akinyemi, T&B Global Concepts UK, 2019, pp. 128 When considering, which book to read, a book with an eye-catching title that screams out at...

Tolu’ A. Akinyemi also known as (Tolutoludo & Lion of Newcastle) is an award-winning Nigerian author of nine books in the genre of poetry, short story, and essays which includes, 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), and “Never Marry a Writer” (poetry, 2021).

Tolu’ has been endorsed by the Arts Council England as a writer with “exceptional talent” and he is the Co-Founder of Lion and Lilac Arts, a UK based arts organisation.