Yejide Kilanko
BIO
Biography
Yejide Kilanko was born in the beautiful city of Ibadan, Nigeria. A lover of words and music, Kilanko writes novels, short fiction, poetry, and children’s picture books. She is still dreaming about writing plays. Kilanko’s 2012 debut novel, Daughters Who Walk This Path, was longlisted for the Nigeria Literature Prize. Her short fiction, “This Tangible Thing”, was shortlisted for the 2023 Caine Prize. Her latest novel, In Our Own Ways, was published by Narrative Landscape Press in 2025. Kilanko lives in Ontario, where she also practices as a social worker in children’s mental health.
ADDRESS
City: Chatham,
Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
yejidekilankoauthor@gmail.com
GENRE
Fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
What the Eyes See
Publisher
Griots Lounge Publishing Canada
Year
2025
AWARDS
Awards
Name
N/A
LINKS
Links
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
Flexible
EQUITY INITIATIVE
As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, we are committed to increasing awareness of authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability. This author identifies as:
Members who identify as:
Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
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Yes
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
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Yes
