Position African World Review

Toyin Adewale-Gabriel was born in Ibadan. She earned
a Master’s degree in Literature in English from Obafemi
Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and is a leading name among
Africa’s women authors. Her works include: Naked
Testimonies; Die Aromaforscherin, (Explorer of Aroma), Bitter
Chocolate; 25 New Nigerian Poets which she edited; Nigerian
Women Short Stories, also edited and Breaking The Silence,
a co-edited collection of female writing. She is widely
anthologized and has been translated into German, French,
Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish and Finnish. She has also
participated in poetry festivals in Africa, Europe, North and
South America