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Ŧobi Orisarayi was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He has a BA in Political Science from DePaul University in Chicago and is an MFA candidate in Fiction at Columbia University in New York City.
His work has been recognized by Tin House, PEN America, and The New Yorker, where editors described his prose as “fresh, funny, humane” and noted he “definitely has that something.”
His novel-in-works, UNMASTERED, is a Künstlerroman that follows a group of artists who work in the music industry.
Most recently, he wrote, directed, and produced a short film, CAPTAINESS. The project will be premiering Summer 2025 in NYC & LA.