Obiageli A. Iloakasia

Obiageli A. Iloakasia was born and raised in Benue State, Nigeria. She is the recipient of the 2024 Creative Writing Award at the University of Memphis and a finalist for the 2022 SprinNG Women Authors Prize. Her work has appeared or are forthcoming in The Rumpus, Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle, SprinNg, Poetry Potion, and elsewhere. Iloakasia is a former Senior Poetry Editor for The Pinch and the current Guest Poetry Editor for The Shallow Tales Review. She is an MFA candidate at the University of Memphis, Tennessee.