Adedayo Agarau
@adedayoagarau.bsky.social
The Years of Blood, Fordham Press ‘25
Wallace Stegner Fellow ‘25.
Cave Canem Fellow.
Editor-in-Chief, Agbowo Magazine.
Rep: Salma Begum (Greyhouse Literary Agency)
Wallace Stegner Fellow ‘25.
Cave Canem Fellow.
Editor-in-Chief, Agbowo Magazine.
Rep: Salma Begum (Greyhouse Literary Agency)
Last Saturday, I was named the winner of The Future Awards Africa Prize for Literature.
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Last Saturday, I was named the winner of The Future Awards Africa Prize for Literature.
Thrilled to announce that "THE YEARS OF BLOOD," my debut poetry collection, is now available for pre-order. Cover art by the brilliant @olawaleololade_. Coming September 2, 2025 from @FordhamPress.
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-ye…
Website: adedayoagarau.com
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-ye…
Website: adedayoagarau.com
March 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Thrilled to announce that "THE YEARS OF BLOOD," my debut poetry collection, is now available for pre-order. Cover art by the brilliant @olawaleololade_. Coming September 2, 2025 from @FordhamPress.
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-ye…
Website: adedayoagarau.com
Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-ye…
Website: adedayoagarau.com
Stop for a second and think of this poem.
November 14, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Stop for a second and think of this poem.
I shared my thoughts, feelings, and anxieties about the US elections and how they affect the lives of Nigerians everywhere.
thecontinent.org
thecontinent.org
November 12, 2024 at 2:41 PM
I shared my thoughts, feelings, and anxieties about the US elections and how they affect the lives of Nigerians everywhere.
thecontinent.org
thecontinent.org
I have two new poems in the November issue of Poetry.
November 11, 2024 at 4:16 AM
I have two new poems in the November issue of Poetry.
Hi lovelies of Blue Sky, I have a reading next Wednesday at Stanford University for the Stegner Fellow Reading. If you are in the area, I'll like to see you there.
February 24, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Hi lovelies of Blue Sky, I have a reading next Wednesday at Stanford University for the Stegner Fellow Reading. If you are in the area, I'll like to see you there.
My friends and I are reading to close this amazing year next week.
Register here:
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Register here:
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December 9, 2023 at 3:51 PM
My friends and I are reading to close this amazing year next week.
Register here:
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Register here:
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4 sleep stories for Calm in the past two years. 💜
November 20, 2023 at 7:03 PM
4 sleep stories for Calm in the past two years. 💜
For my latest for Calm, I bring my character, Ade, and his family to the calmness of a train ride to Sokoto.
November 17, 2023 at 2:14 PM
For my latest for Calm, I bring my character, Ade, and his family to the calmness of a train ride to Sokoto.
throw me a welcome party 🥲
August 20, 2023 at 11:54 PM
throw me a welcome party 🥲