Tola Okogwu
Tola Okogwu: Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels
Tolá Okogwu is a British Nigerian author, journalist, and hair care educator. Born in Nigeria but raised in London, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. Having spent several years exploring the world of blogging, haircare, and freelance writing, she finally returned to her first love: fiction. She is the author of the Onyeka middle grade series, the self-published picture book series Daddy Do My Hair, and Aziza’s Secret Fairy Door under the name Lola Morayo. Tolá lives in Kent, England, with her husband and two daughters. An avid reader and lover of music, she’s also a sucker for melted cheese. Learn more at TolaOkogwu.com.
Tola will be talking about Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels below during the event.
If you are a teacher or education provider and interested in this or future events please email taniamccormack@creativefolkestone.org.uk or call 01303 760 740
If you wish to pre-order a book to be signed by the author for your child - please select "Click and Collect - Canterbury University Bookshop (£0.00)" and send an email to bookshop@canterrbury.ac.uk with your child's name, class and school. Alternatively, if you can't wait to get stuck into reading, books can be despatched as normal to a home address and then brought along to the event to be signed. For school event orders - please place before 15 November to ensure your order will be ready to collect at the event.
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Tola Okogwu
