Oyinkan Braithwaite | |
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Born | 1988 Lagos, Nigeria |
Occupation | Novelist, Author |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Alma mater | Kingston University University of Surrey Iowa Writers' Workshop |
Period | 2010 - present |
Notable works | My Sister, the Serial Killer |
Oyinkan Braithwaite (born 1988) is a Nigerian-British novelist and writer. [1] [2] She was born in Lagos and spent her childhood in both Nigeria and the UK.
Braithwaite was born in Lagos in 1988. She spent most of her childhood in the UK after her family moved to Southgate, London. [3] She had her primary school education in London then returned to Lagos when her brother was born in 2001. She studied law and creative writing at University of Surrey and Kingston University before moving back to Lagos in 2012. [4] [5]
She has worked as an assistant editor in publishing house Kachifo Limited [6] and as a production manager at Ajapa World, an education and entertainment company. [7]
Braithwaite's debut book, My Sister, the Serial Killer , was published by Doubleday Books in 2018 to wide acclaim. [8] Her short stories have appeared in McSweeney's, [9] WePresent, and Amazon Original Stories' Hush Collection. [10]
Braithwaite is also an illustrator, [11] and she illustrated the cover of the Nigerian edition of her novel, which was published by Narrative Landscape Publishers. [12]
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