ABOUT THE AUTHOR

TEMIDAYO TESTIMONY OMALI ODEY, mostly known as Testimony Odey, is a Nigerian multidisciplinary artist exploring the intersections of writing, poetry, film, spoken word, and music. She has been published in several magazines and journals, such as Torch Literary Arts, The FEMINIST, Kalahari Review, The Deadlands, Brittle Paper, Rising Phoenix Review, Poetic Africa Magazine, Eco-Instigator, Akéwì Magazine, Fiction Attic Press, Paper Lanterns, Green Black Tales, ArtNews, Calabash, and others. She is a recipient of the Nigeria Prize for Teen Authors, African Teen Writers Awards, HIASFEST Star Prize, Wakaso Poetry Prize, JCIN UNIBEN Ten Emerging Leaders and Legacy Award, and Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the University of Benin Award for Arts, Culture, and Creative Expression. She is a former resident of the Rongo Artist Residency, MAAR, and the Library of Africa and the African Diaspora’s West Africa Road Residency. When she’s not creating, she is either reading, watching a film, or spinning philosophical theories in her head. On social media, she's @testimonyodey.

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