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Samuel Kolawole

@samuelkolawole.bsky.social
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Penn State Prof/faculty, Warren Wilson MFA Award winning author of THE ROAD TO THE SALT SEA(2024), BLACKLAND(2027) & HYENA BOYS

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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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MFA Program for Writers @warrenwilsonmfa.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Join us at 7:30 PM to listen to tonight's faculty readers: CM Burroughs, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Alan Shapiro, and @samuelkolawole.bsky.social.
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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
I’m delighted to share that I’ve signed a new two-book deal with my publisher, Amistad/Harper Collins. I’m incredibly thrilled about these projects and can’t wait to share them with the world. It’s a true joy to be working once again with my editor, Rakesh Satyal.
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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
www.vanguardngr.com/2025/08/nige...
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Nigerian story garnering global acclaim
Nigerian writers, like their counterparts in the music industry, are currently taking front row on the global literary scene, pushing boundaries and expanding the frontiers of what the country's story...
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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
More good news. The Road to the Salt Sea is a finalist for the 2025 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel.
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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
I feel so incredibly honored to be awarded the 2025 Whiting Award in Fiction for The Road to the Salt Sea. I am glad this novel is finding its way out in the world.
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Whiting Foundation @whitingfoundation.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Congratulations to @samuelkolawole.bsky.social, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Fiction! www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
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Fall for the Book @fallforthebook.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Thank you, Samuel Kọ́láwọlé’s, for sharing your novel, The Road to the Salt Sea, during #fallforthebook's MINI FEST. @samuelkolawole.bsky.social Thanks to #VAHumanities for the support & Aster Equine Photography.
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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
THE ROAD TO THE SALT SEA is on the longlist for the 2025 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. Grateful and honored!
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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Paperback coming soon..
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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Miami Book Fair this weekend. See you there !
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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
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Samuel Kolawole @samuelkolawole.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Honored to be longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize and I'm in excellent company. www.aspenwords.org/literary-pri...
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Literary Prize - Aspen Words
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