(c) Emmanuel Iduma
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ is the author of STAY WITH ME and A SPELL OF GOOD THINGS. She also wrote the play, PROVENANCE which was staged as a multi-screen immersive installation produced by the University of East Anglia and Mutiny in 2021. She holds BA and MA degrees in Literature in English from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria. Ayọ̀bámi also has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia (UK) where she was awarded an international bursary for creative writing. In 2017, she won The Future Awards Africa Prize for Arts and Culture. She also wrote the play, PROVENANCE which was staged as a multi-screen immersive installation produced by the University of East Anglia and Mutiny in 2021. Ayọ̀bámi has written for the New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, The Finanacial Times the BBC, The Guardian(UK), ELLE and others. She has received fellowships and residencies from the MacDowell Colony, Ledig House, Sinthian Cultural Centre, Hedgebrook, Ox-bow School of Arts, and Ebedi Hills. Ayọ̀bámi was born in Lagos, Nigeria. She is married to the writer Emmanuel Iduma.