Samuel Kolawole
@samuelkolawole.bsky.social
Penn State Prof/faculty, Warren Wilson MFA
Award winning author of THE ROAD TO THE SALT SEA(2024), BLACKLAND(2027) & HYENA BOYS
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I’m delighted to share that I’ve signed a new two-book deal with my publisher, Amistad/Harper Collins. I’m incredibly thrilled about these projects and can’t wait to share them with the world. It’s a true joy to be working once again with my editor, Rakesh Satyal.
I’m delighted to share that I’ve signed a new two-book deal with my publisher, Amistad/Harper Collins. I’m incredibly thrilled about these projects and can’t wait to share them with the world. It’s a true joy to be working once again with my editor, Rakesh Satyal.
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I’m delighted to share that I’ve signed a new two-book deal with my publisher, Amistad/Harper Collins. I’m incredibly thrilled about these projects and can’t wait to share them with the world. It’s a true joy to be working once again with my editor, Rakesh Satyal.
More good news. The Road to the Salt Sea is a finalist for the 2025 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel.
April 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
More good news. The Road to the Salt Sea is a finalist for the 2025 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel.
I feel so incredibly honored to be awarded the 2025 Whiting Award in Fiction for The Road to the Salt Sea. I am glad this novel is finding its way out in the world.
April 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I feel so incredibly honored to be awarded the 2025 Whiting Award in Fiction for The Road to the Salt Sea. I am glad this novel is finding its way out in the world.
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Congratulations to @samuelkolawole.bsky.social, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Fiction! www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
April 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Congratulations to @samuelkolawole.bsky.social, winner of a 2025 Whiting Award for Fiction! www.whiting.org/awards/winne...
Reposted by Samuel Kolawole
Thank you, Samuel Kọ́láwọlé’s, for sharing your novel, The Road to the Salt Sea, during #fallforthebook's MINI FEST.
@samuelkolawole.bsky.social
Thanks to #VAHumanities for the support & Aster Equine Photography.
@samuelkolawole.bsky.social
Thanks to #VAHumanities for the support & Aster Equine Photography.
March 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Thank you, Samuel Kọ́láwọlé’s, for sharing your novel, The Road to the Salt Sea, during #fallforthebook's MINI FEST.
@samuelkolawole.bsky.social
Thanks to #VAHumanities for the support & Aster Equine Photography.
@samuelkolawole.bsky.social
Thanks to #VAHumanities for the support & Aster Equine Photography.
THE ROAD TO THE SALT SEA is on the longlist for the 2025 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. Grateful and honored!
March 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
THE ROAD TO THE SALT SEA is on the longlist for the 2025 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. Grateful and honored!
Miami Book Fair this weekend. See you there !
November 21, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Miami Book Fair this weekend. See you there !
Honored to be longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize and I'm in excellent company.
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Literary Prize - Aspen Words
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November 13, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Honored to be longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize and I'm in excellent company.
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