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About Me
Victoria Olajide, [born April 2, 2000 in Lagos, Nigeria] is a creative director & writer, author and speaker.
- 2016 - began blogging
- 2018 - vOLUNTEERED FOR VARIOUS CREATIVE SOCIETIES AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
- 2019 - KICKED OFF TVOTRIBE FOR AFRICAN CREATIVE WRITERS
- 2020 - Partnered and worked with notable African brands and organizations.
- 2021 - founded Child, tvotravel and co-founded vicen. nominated for forbes africa 30 under 30.
- 2022 - participant Wenations global cohort program
Short Bio:
Victoria Olajide is a Creative director & writer whose works are reckoned with nationally and internationally, devoted to promoting African Creative and African Narratives.
The visual storyteller and Poet by her works and impression has been what can be described as an evolving icon in the African creative space.
She is a professional Creative Writer and Director, Author and Entrepreneur.
Long Bio:
Victoria Olajide is a Creative director & writer whose works are reckoned with nationally and internationally, devoted to promoting African Creative and African Narratives.
The visual storyteller and Poet by her works and impression has been what can be described as an evolving icon in the African creative space.
Victoria Olajide is the founder of TVOTRIBE; a platform where writers and artists commune to debate, critique and progress their crafts and to promote the advancement of
literature within African Communities.
Through Creative writing, she has been featured on many platforms; the Kalahari review magazine, CHILD, Mint Gallery Magazine, Voices of Youth, Best of Africa, Women Hub Mgazine, TVO tribe and much more (check features here)
As part of her interest in promoting creativity, art and culture, Victoria also mentors members in TVOTRIBE and offers teachings on creative writing.
She has also worked as a contributor and collaborator with Mint Gallery Magazine and Yusuff Aina.
No doubt, Victoria Olajide’s influence in art and her passion to resuscitate African art, shows she is definitely the future of African Art. She is indeed Africa’s next changemaker.
Hobbies and Interests include: Writing, Mentorship, Author, Editor, Spoken word Artistry, Creative Direction, WordPress Development; Social Entrepreneurship; Content Strategy and Tourism.
Achievements
- As an author in 2017, she published a poetry collection titled Cri de Coeur, a collection that captures the passion and outcry of poetic justice on her website.
- In 2020, as part of a means to reach and empower creatives during the pandemic, she created a masterclass, eBooks and a registering platform to teach basic digital skills and improve knowledge on content creation and marketing among young people. (Stone to Stardust –TheVictoriaO Masterclass).
- In 2020, In recognition of her unending support to literature and African creatives, she was nominated for the CFAA Awards for innovation in writing.
- In April 2021, she was nominated and selected in the first 100 nominees for the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 class of 2021.
- She dropped a spoken word single titled 21.
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