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Tolulope Popoola
Alma materLondon Metropolitan University
University of Nottingham
GenreRomance
Notable worksNothing Comes Close (2012)
Notable awardsNigeria Writers' Award

Tolulope Popoola is a Nigerian author who specializes in romance novels. Her writings and excerpts from her stories have been featured in several publications and magazines. Also a publisher and creative writing coach, she is based in the United Kingdom. Her focus on the flash fiction genre has earned her the title of the "African Flash Fiction Queen".[1][2]

Career

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Popoola earned a BA degree in Accounting and Business Economics from London Metropolitan University, and a Master's degree in Finance and Investment from the University of Nottingham, before beginning to work as an administrator and then an accountant.[3]

She began writing in 2008, after resigning from her accounting job. She wrote her first book in 2009, but decided not to publish after discovering it was coincidentally overtly similar to In Dependence (2008) by Sarah Ladipo Manyika.[4] In 2012, she published her first romance novel, Nothing Comes Close. The book was listed as one of the best books of 2012 by the Africa Writers Club.

Popoola is also the author of the novels Fertile Imagination and Looking for Something. She is the founder and editor of Accomplish Press, a publishing company she established mainly to accommodate "ethnic fiction" novels.[5] In 2015, Popoola wrote a short story titled "The Alibi" that was featured on Pulse, about an unusual relationship between a maid and a housewife.[6] She is the author of the Lagos Flash Fiction Series.[7]

In 2017, Popoola was named one of ten Africans in Lancome's list of most powerful and diverse African women.[8]

Recognition

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  • 2012: New venture award by Women in Publishing UK - 2nd runner-up[4]
  • 2016: Special award of excellence by Nigeria Writers Awards[4]
  • 2017: Diaspora writer of the year by Nigeria Writers Awards[5]
  • 2017: 100 Most influential Nigerian Writers under 40 (listed)[5]

References

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  1. ^ "JUNE WRITER OF THE MONTH: Tolulope Popoola". Brittle Paper. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Accomplish Press and the Creative Writing Academy". accomplishpress.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Unlocking Creativity And Success – Exclusive Interview With Tolulope Popoola". Brainz. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Bivan, Nathaniel (5 March 2016). "Why I quit accounting for writing, publishing – Tolulope Popoola". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Babatunde, Olamide (13 May 2017). "Tolulope Popoola: I used myself and novel as experiment". Daily Sun. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ^ "'The Alibi' by Tolulope Popoola". Pulse. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. ^ Akinwale (28 April 2025). "Author Interview: Tolulope Popoola on the Lagos Flash Fiction Series". Littafi. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Lancome's Recent "My Shade, My Power" Beauty Campaign features 47 Diverse & Powerful Women including 10 Africans!". Bellanaija. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

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