Toyin Adewale-Gabriel (born 1969) is a

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writer. She writes poetry and has worked as a

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'', ''Post Express'' and ''The Daily Times''. Adewale-Gabriel writes in both

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Biography

Born in

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, Nigeria, Toyin received her M.A. Lit. degree from

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. She was the co-founder and coordinator for several years of the Association of Writers of Nigeria.

Works

Her works include ''Naked Testimonies'', 1995; ''Breaking The Silence'', 1996; ''Inkwells'', 1997; ''Die Aromaforscherin'', 1998; ''Flackernde Kerzen'', 1999; ''25 New Nigerian Poets'', 2000; ''Aci Cikolata, Gunizi Yayincilik'', 2003; and ''Nigerian Women Short Stories'', 2005. She has also won awards for poetry and short fiction. ''Naked Testimonies'' deals with Nigerian politics, and the poems are reflective and personal.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adewale-Gabriel, Toyin 1969 births Living people Yoruba writers Writers from Ibadan Nigerian women poets Obafemi Awolowo University alumni 20th-century Nigerian poets 21st-century Nigerian poets 21st-century Nigerian women writers 20th-century Nigerian women writers