Tolulope Popoola

Tolulope Popoola is a Nigerian author, creative writing coach and content editor who writes romance novels and flash fiction. Her writings and excerpts from her stories have been featured in several publications and magazines. Also a publisher and creative writing coach, she is based in the United Kingdom. Her focus on the flash fiction genre has earned her the title of the "African Flash Fiction Queen".

Career Popoola earned a BA degree in Accounting and Business Economics from London Metropolitan University, and a Master's degree in Finance and Investment from the University of Nottingham, before beginning to work as an administrator and then an accountant.

She began writing in 2008, after resigning from her accounting job. She wrote her first book in 2009, but decided not to publish after discovering it was coincidentally overtly similar to In Dependence (2008) by Sarah Ladipo Manyika. In 2012, she published her first romance novel, Nothing Comes Close. The book was listed as one of the best books of 2012 by the Africa Writers Club.

Popoola is also the author of the novels Fertile Imagination and Looking for Something. She is the founder and editor of Accomplish Press, a publishing company she established mainly to accommodate "ethnic fiction" novels.

In an interview with an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Joanna Penn, Popoola revealed that she uses both traditional and online media for her book marketing strategy, targeting local and international audiences. Her approach to writing and publishing involves separating "the emotional investment in my writing from the business side of publishing," a strategy that enables her to function as a supportive, empathic creative writing coach, and an objective publisher.

As part of Accomplish Press, Popoola runs a Creative Writing Club for Kids and Teenagers where she tutors them on core concepts of creative writing, providing close one-on-one mentorship to bring the best out of each student. The Creative Writing Club has won awards, including Most Innovative Creative Writing Club – East London and Best Creative Writing Coaching Company 2024

In 2015, Popoola wrote a short story titled "The Alibi" that was featured on Pulse, about an unusual relationship between a maid and a housewife. She is the author of the Lagos Flash Fiction Series.

In 2017, Popoola was named one of ten Africans in Lancome's list of most powerful and diverse African women.