The Years of Blood, Fordham Press ‘25 Wallace Stegner Fellow ‘25. Cave Canem Fellow. Editor-in-Chief, Agbowo Magazine. Rep: Salma Begum (Greyhouse Literary Agency)https://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3m746nbzyqk2eWon this year’s CP Cavafy Prize poetryinternationalonline.com/cavafy-prize/ https://poetryinternationalonline.com/cavafy-prize/03 Dec 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m746nbzyqk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3m5cd5ioufk2pLast Saturday, I was named the winner of The Future Awards Africa Prize for Literature.10 Nov 2025 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5cd5ioufk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lyl6nq7s5c2n🥹 [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyl6nq7s5c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lyl6n62rek2n💜 [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Sep 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyl6n62rek2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lo7ios3onk2sYessssss 🥹02 May 2025 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7ios3onk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3llzmvfczwk2eFrom me, to you, dear reader. I started a newsletter. Sign up: eepurl.com/i1tSus https://eepurl.com/i1tSus05 Apr 2025 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3llzmvfczwk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3ll5xk2xjjk2lWriters, if you will be at AWP & want a free headshot (from an amateurish photographer: me), please send me a dm. Totally free. ❤️🥹24 Mar 2025 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5xk2xjjk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lklt5n5i4k2cThrilled to announce that "THE YEARS OF BLOOD," my debut poetry collection, is now available for pre-order. Cover art by the brilliant @olawaleololade_. Coming September 2, 2025 from @FordhamPress. Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-ye… Website: adedayoagarau.com17 Mar 2025 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lklt5n5i4k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lkbg3btif22yThrilled to announce I've been selected for the 2025 Poets & Writers Get the Word Out Poetry Cohort! https://debutiful.net/2025/03/12/announcing-the-2025-poets-writers-get-the-word-out-poetry-cohort/13 Mar 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbg3btif22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lihsw7rpos26😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Feb 2025 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihsw7rpos26https://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lihpthnxq22lThanks to @OpenCountryMag for including "The Years of Blood" in their Anticipated Books of 2025 list. I am excited about all the books on this list and continually stunned by the support "The Years of Blood" continues to receive. Almost cover readyyy. https://opencountrymag.com/anticipated-books-of-2025/18 Feb 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihpthnxq22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lgywlsp5hs22If you can read this, I wrote a book—”The Years of Blood”, and it chronicles the true coming-of-age narrative of human trafficking in Nigeria. Well, human part trafficking is at an all-time high in Nigeria right now, and I guess it makes my book timely. You'll pre-order, yeah? #WritingCommunity31 Jan 2025 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgywlsp5hs22https://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lgywfjp5as22#FreeCongo31 Jan 2025 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgywfjp5as22https://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lgir3bryyc2zWhat do you want for your writing this year?24 Jan 2025 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgir3bryyc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lg6vqdfft22sBook marketing is so hard. I don't even know where to begin. Authors that have gone through this process, what advise do you have for debut poets like me? #WritingCommmunity20 Jan 2025 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6vqdfft22shttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lfnj6dzhds2lHas anyone written a list of books coming out this year focusing exclusively on African literature? Most of the lists flying around don't include enough African books.13 Jan 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnj6dzhds2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lfkdbekg322hWhere do I even begin to integrate myself into this wonderful community?12 Jan 2025 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfkdbekg322hhttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lexzmri2j22dI'm so happy “The Years of Blood” is on @iselemagazine.bsky.social’s Most Anticipated Books of 2025. https://iselemagazine.com/2025/01/03/editors-choice-25-most-anticipated-books-of-2025/05 Jan 2025 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lexzmri2j22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lewlhuqyxs2aThank you for sharing, Michael. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jan 2025 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lewlhuqyxs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lerx4rtoe22jI need to try yam again this year. I’m sure God created that log of wood for something.02 Jan 2025 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerx4rtoe22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3leqexb6vus2qThe Years of Blood is coming. https://www.afrocritik.com/afrocritik-anticipated-books-2025/02 Jan 2025 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3leqexb6vus2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3leml6dhtes2dWriters, make a wish for 202531 Dec 2024 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3leml6dhtes2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/adedayoagarau.bsky.social/post/3lcb53bxors2xThank you 🥹 [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Dec 2024 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:gddh3jlviw2dzz7wsvvlprpd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcb53bxors2x