Tobi Ogundiran
Dr. Oluwatobi "Tobi' Ajibola Ogundiran (August 1, 1995, in Lagos, Nigeria) is an author who contributed to the Magic Story for Lorwyn Eclipsed.[1]
Born and raised in Nigeria, he moved to Russia for medical school at 19, spending seven years there. After his work as a physician, he moved to Fine Arts, and is currently teaching at the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma in the USA.[2]
Ogundiran is the award-winning author of the Guardian of the Gods duology (In the Shadow of the Fall, At the Fount of Creation) and the critically acclaimed short fiction collection, Jackal, Jackal, which was a Publishers Weekly Top Ten Summer Read. He is the recipient of the Ignyte and British Fantasy Awards. He has been a finalist for the Locus, World Fantasy, British Science Fiction Association, Shirley Jackson, and Nommo awards. His short fiction has been featured in original anthologies such as Africa Risen, The Book of Witches; in several educational and Year's Best anthologies; and twice on the hit podcast LeVar Burton Reads.[3]
Ogundiran is particularly interested in Comparative Mythology, Speculative Fiction with an Afrocentric viewpoint, and culture-specific storytelling. He has an MD from Penza State University and an MFA from the University of Mississippi.
References
- ↑ Tobi Ogundiran (January 6, 2026). "Lorwyn Eclipsed - Much Ado About Thieving". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Francesca Myman (January 13, 2025). "Tobi Ogundiran: Choices & Consequences". Locus.
- ↑ Tobi Ogundiran - Assistant Professor. Gaylord College of Journalism.