Lola Shoneyin author biography, plus links to books by Lola Shoneyin.

Lola Shoneyin

Lola Shoneyin was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, but spent most of her childhood at boarding school in Edinburgh, Scotland. She studied English at Ogun State University. She lives in Abuja where she teaches English and Drama at a local school. She writes a weekly blog for a newspaper syndicate and her work has appeared in the London Times. She was a fellow of the Iowa International Writer's Program and has published two volumes of poetry and numerous short stories. She is married to Olaokun Soyinka, the son of Nobel Prize-winner Wole Soyinka. They have four children. She can be found online at lolashoneyin.com

This biography was last updated on 06/29/2010.

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