Biography
Oyeleye, Mahmoodah Temitope emerged winner of the HIASFEST Nigeria Prize for Teen Authors (Prose, 2021) and this win opened the doors to a series of successes in her creative writing journey including the sponsored publication of her debut novel, Faded Blues, which won the Youths Digest Campus Journalism Awards, authors category (2022). Some of her works have topped literary contests including the NESA-LASU essay competition (2023) and the Peace Tale Competition (Senior Category, 2023). Others have been finalists and semi-finalists for varying literary prizes including the Wakaso Poetry Prize (Q¹ 2024), Abubakar Gimba Prize For Creative Nonfiction (2023), Akachi Chukwuemeka Prize For Literature (2023), Gimba Suleiman Hassan esq. Poetry Prize (2023), The Writefluenza horror/suspense/thriller contest (2021) and others. Her publications have graced the print or online platforms of Muse, Brittle Paper, the Kalahari review and others, including some international anthologies like the IHRAF Youth Anthology 2022, The other side (Writefluence anthology) and INNSAEI: International Journal of creative literature for peace and humanity (IJCLPH). In March 2021, she became the chairperson of the Hilltop Creative Arts Foundation, Lagos Branch, through which she has honed a passion for leadership, volunteering, creativity and sustainable development. She holds core roles at Sokoka and Second Life Squad, where she puts her passion to good use. She is a first-class graduate of the department of Economics, Lagos State University. In her free time, she reads, crochets and unwinds with mobile games. You can read her via this link, and connect with her @mahmoodahoyeleye on all social media platforms.
2021
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School: Siam Foundation College, Idera, Odogunyan, Ikorodu, Lagos State
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Prize: Nigeria Prize for Teen Authors (prose)
HIASFEST categories and awards
- Nigeria Prize For Teen Authors