Stephanie Chizoba Odili

STEPHANIE CHIZOBA ODILI

About Stephanie

Stephanie Chizoba Odili

Stephanie Chizoba Odili is a Nigerian writer born on the 28th of December in England. She obtained her first degree in Mass Communication, majoring in broadcast journalism at Covenant University and a PGCE (Post Graduate in Education) from the University of Essex Online.

She is the author of three books: ‘Deafening Silence’ her debut novel which won the 2019 1st runner up of the Association of Nigerian Authors Prize For Fiction; ‘22’, a collection of poems and short stories; and ‘The Lean Wedding: How To Get Married With As Low As N100,000’ a non-fiction finance book for young, starting, fiancees.

Stephanie’s debut children’s story Tea Time With Tito won second place at the 2021 Wakini Kuria Award for Children’s Literature. Her recent story “Ijeoma” was featured on Adda’s Remember to Rest collection, 2023. She is currently working on her second fiction book- a collection of short stories.

When not writing or teaching, she’s watching crime documentaries, listening to a sermon or reading a good book.