Tomi Adeyemi

Tomi Adeyemi

Tomi Adeyemi (born August 1, 1993) is an American writer and creative writing coach. She is best known for her novel Children of Blood and Bone, the first in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, which debuted #1 on The New York Times Best Sellers List, and won the 2018 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, the 2019 Waterstones Book Prize, and the 2019 Hugo Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book. In 2019, she was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and in 2020, she was named to the TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2020 in the "Pioneers" category. In 2022, Paramount Pictures was developing Children of Blood and Bone into a major motion picture with Gina Prince-Bythewood attached to direct. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Tomi Adeyemi is the 7,550th most popular writer, the 22,052nd most popular biography from United States and the 1,286th most popular American Writer.

Tomi Adeyemi is most famous for her debut novel, "Children of Blood and Bone," which is a fantasy inspired by West African mythology. The book is part of the "Legacy of Orïsha" series and has received critical acclaim for its themes of race, identity, and empowerment.