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Tobi Ogundiran (born Oluwatobi Ajibola Ogundiran in 1995) is a Nigerian writer of speculative fiction, writing primarily fantasy, dark fantasy and horror. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Jackal, Jackal (Undertow, 2023) a collection of eighteen dark and fantastic stories, and the Guardian of the Gods duology, beginning with In the Shadow of the Fall (Tordotcom Publishing, July 2024. The New York Times has described his prose as having a "warm, enthusiastic vitality."[1] He graduated as a medical doctor from Penza State University, Russia and is currently pursing his M.F.A. in Creative Writing at the University of Mississippi.
Ogundiran has received many accolades. His work has been a finalist for the Locus, Shirley Jackson, British Science Fiction Association, as well as the Nommo awards. In 2023, he won the Ignyte award for his short story "The Lady of the Yellow Painted Library".[2]
Literary works
editOgundiran's debut collection Jackal, Jackal, was released by Undertow Publications in 2023 to considerable acclaim. It was named a Publishers Weekly Top Ten Summer Read, placing at number five.[3] The New York Times reviewed the collection, noting "the varied stories in the collection are told with verve."[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Leu, Chelsea (9 August 2023). "Horror Stories That'll Leave You Haunted and Bewitched". The New York Times.
- ^ "2023 RESULTS - the Ignyte Awards". 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Summer Reads 2023 from Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly".