IYAPO!
@iyapo.bsky.social
Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/iyapo
UNAPOLOGETICALLY ProBlack
Writer/Cartoonist
#TheoreticalEbonFiction (#TEF) writer
Author of:
MELANIN: A Novel - Scifi
And What of the CARGO? A Novel - Horror/Suspense
Paradigm Void Vol. I - Anthology of #TEF
UNAPOLOGETICALLY ProBlack
Writer/Cartoonist
#TheoreticalEbonFiction (#TEF) writer
Author of:
MELANIN: A Novel - Scifi
And What of the CARGO? A Novel - Horror/Suspense
Paradigm Void Vol. I - Anthology of #TEF
More images from the upcoming animated series "The Adventures of Darrin Black". The trailer is on the way!
December 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
More images from the upcoming animated series "The Adventures of Darrin Black". The trailer is on the way!
Still have a LOT of drawing to do! But it's coming along GREAT! The power of ai is brining my drawings to life! I've been waiting a LONG time for something that could animate my cartoons!
December 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Still have a LOT of drawing to do! But it's coming along GREAT! The power of ai is brining my drawings to life! I've been waiting a LONG time for something that could animate my cartoons!
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Jump world where being Black-Black (like phenotypically Black, the darker the better) is an advantage: by @iyapo.bsky.social #MelaninANovel!
#blackskybookclub
#blackskybooks
#blackbooksky
#tef
#theoreticalebonfiction
#Blackindieauthors
#blackauthors
#DoEAiAMediaPublishing
#blackskybookclub
#blackskybooks
#blackbooksky
#tef
#theoreticalebonfiction
#Blackindieauthors
#blackauthors
#DoEAiAMediaPublishing
September 26, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Jump world where being Black-Black (like phenotypically Black, the darker the better) is an advantage: by @iyapo.bsky.social #MelaninANovel!
#blackskybookclub
#blackskybooks
#blackbooksky
#tef
#theoreticalebonfiction
#Blackindieauthors
#blackauthors
#DoEAiAMediaPublishing
#blackskybookclub
#blackskybooks
#blackbooksky
#tef
#theoreticalebonfiction
#Blackindieauthors
#blackauthors
#DoEAiAMediaPublishing
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It's #IndieAuthorDay...
If u like #blackindieauthorsu'll LOVE #doeaiamedia!
If u are looking for #indieBLACKauthors check out
* @iyapo.bsky.social and his #Melanin + #AndWhatOfTheCARGO + #PatadigmVOID
* @rjblakman.bsky.social and his #RasulallahOhio
#Blackmenwrite
#blackbooksky
#blackskybooks
If u like #blackindieauthorsu'll LOVE #doeaiamedia!
If u are looking for #indieBLACKauthors check out
* @iyapo.bsky.social and his #Melanin + #AndWhatOfTheCARGO + #PatadigmVOID
* @rjblakman.bsky.social and his #RasulallahOhio
#Blackmenwrite
#blackbooksky
#blackskybooks
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It's #IndieAuthorDay...
If u like #blackindieauthorsu'll LOVE #doeaiamedia!
If u are looking for #indieBLACKauthors check out
* @iyapo.bsky.social and his #Melanin + #AndWhatOfTheCARGO + #PatadigmVOID
* @rjblakman.bsky.social and his #RasulallahOhio
#Blackmenwrite
#blackbooksky
#blackskybooks
If u like #blackindieauthorsu'll LOVE #doeaiamedia!
If u are looking for #indieBLACKauthors check out
* @iyapo.bsky.social and his #Melanin + #AndWhatOfTheCARGO + #PatadigmVOID
* @rjblakman.bsky.social and his #RasulallahOhio
#Blackmenwrite
#blackbooksky
#blackskybooks
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EnJOY hanging out with your some of your favorite (new and old) authors and bookish folks during the WRITING WHILE BLACK podcast. youtu.be/T4uPJGGz5dM?... Season 1 is available now on YouTube & Spotify!
#blackreadersky
#blackskybooks
#blackbooksky
#blackskyreaders
#blackreadersky
#blackskybooks
#blackbooksky
#blackskyreaders
✅VOTE for Writing While Black!✍🏿✍🏿✍🏿
YouTube video by Writing While BLACK Podcast
youtu.be
February 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM
EnJOY hanging out with your some of your favorite (new and old) authors and bookish folks during the WRITING WHILE BLACK podcast. youtu.be/T4uPJGGz5dM?... Season 1 is available now on YouTube & Spotify!
#blackreadersky
#blackskybooks
#blackbooksky
#blackskyreaders
#blackreadersky
#blackskybooks
#blackbooksky
#blackskyreaders
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Have YOU checked it out #WTMUradio yet? Whatchu think?
I am soooooo in LOVE with my growing collection of audio clips from my upcoming #BlackLove novel called #LoveSoiree.
youtu.be/sA13YEQZcQc?...
I am soooooo in LOVE with my growing collection of audio clips from my upcoming #BlackLove novel called #LoveSoiree.
youtu.be/sA13YEQZcQc?...
Love Soiree, #wip, AUTHOR NOTES 1
YouTube video by beFABULOUSyou
youtu.be
February 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Have YOU checked it out #WTMUradio yet? Whatchu think?
I am soooooo in LOVE with my growing collection of audio clips from my upcoming #BlackLove novel called #LoveSoiree.
youtu.be/sA13YEQZcQc?...
I am soooooo in LOVE with my growing collection of audio clips from my upcoming #BlackLove novel called #LoveSoiree.
youtu.be/sA13YEQZcQc?...
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Hope you are enjoying your month! Just uploaded a video that's a sneak peek into the world of the Black Writers Group BLACK LOVE ANTHOLOGY that I have been BURIED in. I can see light at the end of the tunnel.
There is something about lyric writing that I like... www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_X3...
There is something about lyric writing that I like... www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_X3...
Black After All, v1
YouTube video by beFABULOUSyou
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Hope you are enjoying your month! Just uploaded a video that's a sneak peek into the world of the Black Writers Group BLACK LOVE ANTHOLOGY that I have been BURIED in. I can see light at the end of the tunnel.
There is something about lyric writing that I like... www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_X3...
There is something about lyric writing that I like... www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_X3...
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Here's two characters... Trainor (Chenoa's trainer) & Chenoa in one of the (yet-to-be-named) books in the #TheLoveByTamuTamuAgency collection.
December 24, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Here's two characters... Trainor (Chenoa's trainer) & Chenoa in one of the (yet-to-be-named) books in the #TheLoveByTamuTamuAgency collection.
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If u haven't read @iyapo.bsky.social's collection of #shortstories called #ParadigmVoid, & want 2 sample, check out his #KeepinItABuckSeries! You'll find all but 1 of the stories n the book each 4 only $1 each!🧵
amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#BlackShortStoryCollection
#BlackHorror
#BlackVampire
#tef
amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#BlackShortStoryCollection
#BlackHorror
#BlackVampire
#tef
SCARS: A Short Story from the Paradigm Void (Keepin' it a BUCK Series)
Amazon.com: SCARS: A Short Story from the Paradigm Void (Keepin' it a BUCK Series) eBook : Yapa, Iyapo: Kindle Store
amazon.com
December 23, 2024 at 4:10 AM
If u haven't read @iyapo.bsky.social's collection of #shortstories called #ParadigmVoid, & want 2 sample, check out his #KeepinItABuckSeries! You'll find all but 1 of the stories n the book each 4 only $1 each!🧵
amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#BlackShortStoryCollection
#BlackHorror
#BlackVampire
#tef
amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#BlackShortStoryCollection
#BlackHorror
#BlackVampire
#tef
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This link takes u 2 a hard-2-find recording of the AUTHOR,
@iyapo.bsky.social himself, reading from #SCARS. Lots of bells & whistles & sound effects! Less audio book & more audio PLAY!
It's quite charming!
#BlackskyBookclub
#BlackBooksky
#DoEAiAMedia
#BlackStory
iyapoyapa.com/scars_audiob...
@iyapo.bsky.social himself, reading from #SCARS. Lots of bells & whistles & sound effects! Less audio book & more audio PLAY!
It's quite charming!
#BlackskyBookclub
#BlackBooksky
#DoEAiAMedia
#BlackStory
iyapoyapa.com/scars_audiob...
Scars_Audiobook_Excerpt
iyapoyapa.com
December 23, 2024 at 4:13 AM
This link takes u 2 a hard-2-find recording of the AUTHOR,
@iyapo.bsky.social himself, reading from #SCARS. Lots of bells & whistles & sound effects! Less audio book & more audio PLAY!
It's quite charming!
#BlackskyBookclub
#BlackBooksky
#DoEAiAMedia
#BlackStory
iyapoyapa.com/scars_audiob...
@iyapo.bsky.social himself, reading from #SCARS. Lots of bells & whistles & sound effects! Less audio book & more audio PLAY!
It's quite charming!
#BlackskyBookclub
#BlackBooksky
#DoEAiAMedia
#BlackStory
iyapoyapa.com/scars_audiob...
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#SundownTown is my fave n @iyapo.bsky.social's #ParadigmVoid, a book of #shortstories.
All of the stories EXCEPT 1 (which is ONLY n the book) r published as #standalones 4 only $1 so u can get a little sample.✨
amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#keepinitaBUCK💯
#TheoreticalEbonFiction
#BlackskyBookclub
All of the stories EXCEPT 1 (which is ONLY n the book) r published as #standalones 4 only $1 so u can get a little sample.✨
amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#keepinitaBUCK💯
#TheoreticalEbonFiction
#BlackskyBookclub
Sundown Town: A Short Story from the Paradigm Void (Keepin' it a BUCK Series)
Amazon.com: Sundown Town: A Short Story from the Paradigm Void (Keepin' it a BUCK Series) eBook : Yapa, Iyapo: Kindle Store
amazon.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:42 AM
#SundownTown is my fave n @iyapo.bsky.social's #ParadigmVoid, a book of #shortstories.
All of the stories EXCEPT 1 (which is ONLY n the book) r published as #standalones 4 only $1 so u can get a little sample.✨
amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#keepinitaBUCK💯
#TheoreticalEbonFiction
#BlackskyBookclub
All of the stories EXCEPT 1 (which is ONLY n the book) r published as #standalones 4 only $1 so u can get a little sample.✨
amazon.com/gp/product/B...
#keepinitaBUCK💯
#TheoreticalEbonFiction
#BlackskyBookclub
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Are u now, have u ever been, &/or would you like 2 b n a writers group?
Me & #BlackUs is community oriented & being n a #BlackArtistCollective is THE best! The #BlackWritersGroup is so stimulating. youtu.be/QObw3U9F-kQ?...
#Blackskywriter
#Blackskywriters
#WritingWhileBlack
@iyapo.bsky.social
Me & #BlackUs is community oriented & being n a #BlackArtistCollective is THE best! The #BlackWritersGroup is so stimulating. youtu.be/QObw3U9F-kQ?...
#Blackskywriter
#Blackskywriters
#WritingWhileBlack
@iyapo.bsky.social
Author Iyapo Yapa on the Power of a Black Writer's Group
YouTube video by Writing While BLACK Podcast
youtu.be
December 20, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Are u now, have u ever been, &/or would you like 2 b n a writers group?
Me & #BlackUs is community oriented & being n a #BlackArtistCollective is THE best! The #BlackWritersGroup is so stimulating. youtu.be/QObw3U9F-kQ?...
#Blackskywriter
#Blackskywriters
#WritingWhileBlack
@iyapo.bsky.social
Me & #BlackUs is community oriented & being n a #BlackArtistCollective is THE best! The #BlackWritersGroup is so stimulating. youtu.be/QObw3U9F-kQ?...
#Blackskywriter
#Blackskywriters
#WritingWhileBlack
@iyapo.bsky.social
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@iyapo.bsky.social also wrote a couple other non-horror-genre books...
December 11, 2024 at 7:10 PM
@iyapo.bsky.social also wrote a couple other non-horror-genre books...
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The late cartoonist Morrie Turner played a HUGE role in my becoming a cartoonist. But many people don’t know about a Black woman cartoonist who was a pioneer in the field nearly 3 decades earlier in the 1930s! Check out JACKIE ORMES and TORCHY BROWN! wednesdayswomen.com/jackie-ormes...
Jackie Ormes - First African American Female Cartoonist
The first female African American newspaper cartoonist in the U.S., Jackie Ormes was a crusading journalist and political activist.
wednesdayswomen.com
December 7, 2024 at 1:40 PM
The late cartoonist Morrie Turner played a HUGE role in my becoming a cartoonist. But many people don’t know about a Black woman cartoonist who was a pioneer in the field nearly 3 decades earlier in the 1930s! Check out JACKIE ORMES and TORCHY BROWN! wednesdayswomen.com/jackie-ormes...
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THIS is my Sentiment
December 9, 2024 at 2:05 PM
THIS is my Sentiment
The late cartoonist Morrie Turner played a HUGE role in my becoming a cartoonist. But many people don’t know about a Black woman cartoonist who was a pioneer in the field nearly 3 decades earlier in the 1930s! Check out JACKIE ORMES and TORCHY BROWN! wednesdayswomen.com/jackie-ormes...
Jackie Ormes - First African American Female Cartoonist
The first female African American newspaper cartoonist in the U.S., Jackie Ormes was a crusading journalist and political activist.
wednesdayswomen.com
December 7, 2024 at 1:40 PM
The late cartoonist Morrie Turner played a HUGE role in my becoming a cartoonist. But many people don’t know about a Black woman cartoonist who was a pioneer in the field nearly 3 decades earlier in the 1930s! Check out JACKIE ORMES and TORCHY BROWN! wednesdayswomen.com/jackie-ormes...
CHALLENGE: Pick a character from a story you've written or read & post a picture of how they look in your mind. (actor, actress, friend etc.) I'll start: DANICA from the Kindle Vella Series (soon to be novel), "Surviving the WORST" www.amazon.com/kindle-vella...
looks like this in my mind:
looks like this in my mind:
December 7, 2024 at 1:08 PM
CHALLENGE: Pick a character from a story you've written or read & post a picture of how they look in your mind. (actor, actress, friend etc.) I'll start: DANICA from the Kindle Vella Series (soon to be novel), "Surviving the WORST" www.amazon.com/kindle-vella...
looks like this in my mind:
looks like this in my mind:
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Here's a preview of Chapter 4 of Offset, where a series of serial killings grip the Caribbean island of Bimshire. Each victim is said to be missing a heart.
Website: offsetseries.com
Amazon: a.co/d/ghUa0jS
#booksky #blackbooksky #fantasysky #horrorsky #blackauthorsky #fantasybooks #fantasylit 🌴📚
Website: offsetseries.com
Amazon: a.co/d/ghUa0jS
#booksky #blackbooksky #fantasysky #horrorsky #blackauthorsky #fantasybooks #fantasylit 🌴📚
December 5, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Here's a preview of Chapter 4 of Offset, where a series of serial killings grip the Caribbean island of Bimshire. Each victim is said to be missing a heart.
Website: offsetseries.com
Amazon: a.co/d/ghUa0jS
#booksky #blackbooksky #fantasysky #horrorsky #blackauthorsky #fantasybooks #fantasylit 🌴📚
Website: offsetseries.com
Amazon: a.co/d/ghUa0jS
#booksky #blackbooksky #fantasysky #horrorsky #blackauthorsky #fantasybooks #fantasylit 🌴📚
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Don't follow the $. Don't follow the crowd. Don't follow the rules, unless they align w/your GOoD.
#FollowingTheHappy! is not only the name of my 1st book but my way of moving thru life! #bfabu
LOTS of #affirmations!
www.amazon.com/Following-Ha...
#FollowingTheHappy! is not only the name of my 1st book but my way of moving thru life! #bfabu
LOTS of #affirmations!
www.amazon.com/Following-Ha...
December 5, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Don't follow the $. Don't follow the crowd. Don't follow the rules, unless they align w/your GOoD.
#FollowingTheHappy! is not only the name of my 1st book but my way of moving thru life! #bfabu
LOTS of #affirmations!
www.amazon.com/Following-Ha...
#FollowingTheHappy! is not only the name of my 1st book but my way of moving thru life! #bfabu
LOTS of #affirmations!
www.amazon.com/Following-Ha...
“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison
That is exactly what I'm doing! There is a LOT out there, but I want books for and by Black people don't leave me feeling insulted or demoralized after reading. I started writing them.
― Toni Morrison
That is exactly what I'm doing! There is a LOT out there, but I want books for and by Black people don't leave me feeling insulted or demoralized after reading. I started writing them.
December 5, 2024 at 9:47 PM
“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison
That is exactly what I'm doing! There is a LOT out there, but I want books for and by Black people don't leave me feeling insulted or demoralized after reading. I started writing them.
― Toni Morrison
That is exactly what I'm doing! There is a LOT out there, but I want books for and by Black people don't leave me feeling insulted or demoralized after reading. I started writing them.
It's FANTASTIC being a Black writer!
December 5, 2024 at 6:09 PM
It's FANTASTIC being a Black writer!
Hello everyone!
This is my FIRST Bluesky post! I'm Iyapo Yapa. I've published 3 books thus far & look forward to joining a community of Black writers/readers. I'm UNAPOLOGETICALLY ProBlack & my work reflects that!
My author website is:
www.iyapoyapa.com
#unapologeticallyproblack
#blackbooksky.
This is my FIRST Bluesky post! I'm Iyapo Yapa. I've published 3 books thus far & look forward to joining a community of Black writers/readers. I'm UNAPOLOGETICALLY ProBlack & my work reflects that!
My author website is:
www.iyapoyapa.com
#unapologeticallyproblack
#blackbooksky.
IYAPO YAPA WELCOME PAGE
www.iyapoyapa.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Hello everyone!
This is my FIRST Bluesky post! I'm Iyapo Yapa. I've published 3 books thus far & look forward to joining a community of Black writers/readers. I'm UNAPOLOGETICALLY ProBlack & my work reflects that!
My author website is:
www.iyapoyapa.com
#unapologeticallyproblack
#blackbooksky.
This is my FIRST Bluesky post! I'm Iyapo Yapa. I've published 3 books thus far & look forward to joining a community of Black writers/readers. I'm UNAPOLOGETICALLY ProBlack & my work reflects that!
My author website is:
www.iyapoyapa.com
#unapologeticallyproblack
#blackbooksky.