Irenosen Okojie is an award winning Nigerian British author whose work pushes the boundaries of form, language and ideas. Her books have won and been nominated for multiple awards. She was a judge for the 2023 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Formerly the Vice Chair of the Royal Society of Literature, she was awarded an MBE For Services to Literature in 2021 and selected as a visionary talent in The Next 25 Visionaries to Watch list. She is the director and founder of Black to the Future Festival.