Olusegun Ajayi

Olusegun Ajayi is a Nigerian bilingual poet. A finalist for the 2026 Kalanithi Writing Awards, he was shortlisted for Poetry Mine (2026) and longlisted for the 2026 Verse & Voice Competition and the 2025 JAY Lit Awards. His works have appeared or are forthcoming in Flapper Press, Catalogue Zine, Book of Matches, AUIS Literary Journal, Journal of Africa Youth Literature (JAY Lit), and elsewhere.