Samuel Kọ́láwọlé’s novel The Road to Salt Sea is forthcoming from Amistad/Harper Collins, and his short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in numerous literary journals. Born and raised in Ibadan, Nigeria, Kọ́láwọlé holds a master of arts degree in creative writing from Rhodes University, South Africa, and a master of fine arts degree in writing and publishing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. He has taught creative writing in Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, Sweden, and the United States. In 2022, he joined the creative writing faculty at Penn State.