Tomi Adeyemi is the #1 Best-Selling and Hugo award-winning author of CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE and its sequel, CHILDREN OF VIRTUE AND VENGEANCE. After graduating Harvard University with an honors degree in English literature, she received a fellowship to study West African mythology, religion, and culture in Salvador, Brazil. It was there that she discovered the inspiration for her debut novel, CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE. CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE has spent over two years on the New York Times Best Seller list and its film adaptation is currently in active development with Disney’s Fox and Lucasfilms.

When Tomi’s not working on her novels or watching SEVENTEEN and BTS music videos, she can be found teaching creative writing on her website, through workshops, and through her online masterclass: The Writer’s Roadmap.

She was recently named to the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and her website has been named one of the 101 best websites for writers by Writer’s Digest.

If you're an aspiring author, check out her writing tips and free writing resource library here.

If you want to know more about her inspirations, you can read this post: Why I Write, Telling A Story That Matters.