Tomi Adeyemi

Nigerian-American author · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1993 · age 33

Tomi Adeyemi is an American writer and creative writing coach. She is best known for her novel Children of Blood and Bone, the first in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, which debuted #1 on The New York Times Best Sellers List, and won the 2018 Andre Norton Award for Young...

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2019“The thing is that underneath we are all humans…Everyone has people they love and people they want to protect, everyone has things they are afraid of or that cause them pain.”In their wordsOn aiming to write multifaceted characters in “Meet Tomi Adeyemi: the politically-charged author you need to know about in 2019” inRead the whole statement

“(Which writers - novelists, playwrights, critics, journalists, poets - working today do you admire most?) For novelists, I’m a forever-fan of Sabaa Tahir.”In their wordsInterview (2019)Read the whole statement

“When I read, I like to go somewhere else in my mind with stories that touch our real world without taking place in it.”In their wordsInterview (2019)Read the whole statement

“(What moves you most in a work of literature?) Acts of love. Be it familial, friendly or romantic.”In their wordsInterview (2019)Read the whole statement

OkayAfrica 100 WomenAward2018“People say you’ve got to write honestly and that sounds great but also, what does that mean?”In their wordsOn how Black people go through various experiences in “15 MINUTES WITH TOMI ADEYEMI AT SAN DIEGO COMIC CON” in Book Riot (2018 Aug 2)Read the whole statement

1993Born1 August 1993

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Gina Prince-Bythewood Directed Children of Blood and Bone (2027)

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Adeyemi, top left, with other fantasy authors at a panel discussion at the 2017 New York Comic Con

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Tomi Adeyemi

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I saw the opportunity to show the beauty in the culture and show that these words sound magical. We’re so used to using Latin, but if J.K.
On showcasing the Yoruba culture in Children of Blood and Bone in “Meet Tomi Adeyemi: the politically-charged author you need to know about, Own words
…I had a lot of different reasons for writing the book but at its core was the desire to write for black teenage girls growing up reading books they were absent from.
On her primary motivation to write Children of Blood and Bone in “Tomi Adeyemi: ‘We need a black girl fantasy book every month’” in The, Own words
You have your duty and your heart. To chose one means the other must suffer.
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OkayAfrica 100 Women2019

About this person

She is best known for her novel Children of Blood and Bone, the first in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, which debuted #1 on The New York Times Best Sellers List, and won the 2018 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, the 2019 Waterstones Book Prize, and the 2019 Hugo Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book. In 2019, she was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and in 2020, she was named to the TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2020 in the "Pioneers" category. In 2022, Paramount Pictures was developing Children of Blood and Bone into a major motion picture with Gina Prince-Bythewood attached to direct.

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