Tobi Abiodun

Tobi Abiodun is a Benin city-born writer and spoken word poet. A multiple poetry slam champion winning titles across major Nigerian cities including the inaugural Lagos International Poetry Festival (LIPFEST) Slam. His short story ‘EYES LIKE THE BURNING END OF A CIGARETTE’ was long-listed for the PIN Prize for fiction. His works have appeared in Millenial Pulp, NantyGreens, Animal Press, Feral, How To Fall In Love Anthology, Nymphs and Thugs, Komorebi Magazine, Quality Press and elsewhere. Tobi has shared his poetry on numerous platforms including the Poetry Africa Festival in Durban, Lights Camera Africa Festival, and BBC Radio London. His pidgin spokenword poetry ad for Heritage Bank in 2019 shot him to limelight, after which he went on to produce work for corporates and multinationals including Oando PLC, Hewlett-Packard and MacArthur Foundation. Tobi is now mostly caught in the world of advertising, cooking ideas and influencing the mass market with his writing. He can be found sharing reels on Instagram at : @toby_abiodun Or reading tweets @abiodun_toby