Tolu' A. Akinyemi (also known as Tolutoludo & Lion of Newcastle) is a multi-award-winning Nigerian author in the genre of poetry, short story, children's literature and essays. His works include: Dead Lions Don't Roar (poetry, 2017), Unravel Your Hidden Gems (essays, 2018), Dead Dogs Don't Bark (poetry, 2018), Dead Cats Don't Meow (poetry, 2019), Never Play Games with the Devil (poetry, 2019), Inferno of Silence (short stories, 2020), A Booktiful Love (poetry, 2020), Black Inferior (poetry, 2021), Never Marry a Writer (poetry, 2021), Everybody Don Kolomental (poetry, 2021), I Wear Self-Confidence Like a Second Skin (children's literature, 2021), I Am Not a Troublemaker (children's literature, 2021), Born in Lockdown (poetry, forthcoming - September 2021), You need more than Dreams (poetry, forthcoming - January 2022), and A god in a human body (poetry, forthcoming - January 2022). Tolu' has been endorsed by Arts Council England as a writer with "exceptional talent." He is a co-founder of Lion and Lilac, a UK-based arts organization and sits on the board of many organizations.
