Abimbola Alao

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Abimbola Alao
Born
Abimbola Gbemi Alao

Ibadan, Nigeria
Occupations
  • Literary scholar
  • author
  • children's book translator
  • lecturer
  • researcher

Biography

Abimbola Gbemi Alao is a literary scholar and author. Abimbola was born in Ibadan, Nigeria. She studied at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, where she obtained a BA (Hon) degree in classics in 1988 and an MA Classics in 1991. She later studied PGCE and MA in creative writing at the University of Plymouth in 2001 and 2009 respectively. [1] She earned her PhD in 2023 at the University of Lapland, Lapin yliopisto in Finland. [2] Her research focuses on the prevalence of Frontotemporal Dementia, and how to raise awareness of FTD for early diagnosis. [3]

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She is the author of Desert Haiku (2023), Dear Toriola, Let's Talk About Perimenopause (2019), Trickster Tales for Telling (2016), How to Enhance Your Storytelling With Music (2016),The Legendary Weaver: New Edition, a young-adult fiction book (2003 and 2011), and The Goshen Principle: A Shelter in the Time of Storm (2010). She has also written numerous poems, short stories and plays. In 2008, her short play, 'Legal Stuff', won the BBC and Royal Court Theatre '24 Degrees' Writing Competition. In 2011–2012, she wrote a collection of fables for KidsOut World Stories; this project won the 2013 Talk Talk Digital Heroes award for the East of England. [4] [5] She is a children's book translator and her work includes translation of the classics: 'Hansel and Gretel', 'The Little Red Hen and the Grain of Wheat' and several other books, published by Mantra Lingua publishers. [6] [7]

Abimbola was a tutor at the Institute of Education, University of Plymouth, from 2003 to 2007. In 2007, she was appointed as a lecturer in creative writing at the University of St Mark & St John (MARJON), Plymouth, where she taught for 11 years. A recipient of Plymouth's 2017 Mayflower Scholarship, she continued her research on the efficacy of psychosocial intervention for dementia.

Abimbola is a visiting lecturer and lead provider of 'StoryWeavers for Dementia', a Special Study Unit (SSU) in Medical Humanities, at the Peninsula School of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth. [8] The program, developed by Abimbola, explores non-pharmacological approach to dementia care. It is offered to people who live with various forms of dementia. In 2015, Abimbola collaborated with the Alzheimer's Society to run a 12-week project with service users in memory cafes. This culminated in an anthology titled, 'Narrative Adventures from Plymouth Memory Cafes'. [9] In January 2014, Stoke Damerel College in Plymouth participated in StoryWeavers for Dementia; the school won the Prime Minister's Dementia Friendly Award: Schools Category in May 2014. [10]

Abimbola is a regular guest on BBC Radio Devon. [11]

Awards

Live performances

Abimbola is a speaker at literary events. [14] She also performs Storytelling, [15] Radio Musicals [16] and Poetry on stage. Her audience includes children, young adults and adults.

Bibliography

Fiction and Non-Fiction

Translations

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