Name Toyin Adewale-Gabriel | Role Writer | |
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Education Obafemi Awolowo University | ||
Toyin Adewale-Gabriel (born 1969) is a Nigerian writer. She writes poetry and has worked as a literary critic for The Guardian, Post Express and The Daily Times. Adewale-Gabriel writes in both English and in German.
Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, she received her MA Lit degree from Obafemi Awolowo University. She was co-founder and co-ordinator for several years of the Association of Writers of Nigeria. Her works include: Naked Testimonies, 1995; Breaking The Silence, 1996; Inkwells, 1997; Die Aromaforscherin, 1998; Flackernde Kerzen, 1999; 25 New Nigerian Poets, 2000; Aci Cikolata, Gunizi Yayincilik, 2003; and Nigerian Women Short Stories, 2005. She has also won awards for poetry and short fiction.
Naked Testimonies deals with Nigerian politics, and the poems are reflective and personal.