Tolulope Popoola

Writing Coach and Publishing Consultant

Tolulope Popoola is a Creative Writer, Author, Writing Coach and Publishing Consultant. She holds a BA in Accounting and Business Economics from London Metropolitan University, and a Masters’ degree in Finance and Investment from the University of Nottingham. She worked as an Administrator and then as an Accountant before she left her career in Accounting in 2008 to pursue a different path in writing and publishing. She has since written and published several short stories, flash fiction, poems, magazine articles and nonfiction guides.

Tolulope is the author of Nothing Comes Close, a novel, and three flash fiction collections: Memoirs of a Lagos Wedding Planner, Fertile Imagination and Looking for Something, all of which have been well received by readers and critics alike.

In 2011, Tolulope established Accomplish Press and The Creative Writing Academy to provide writers like herself with an opportunity to have their works written and published. She now works with aspiring authors of all ages to overcome their obstacles, clear their doubts and reconnect with their creative side, so that they can finally write and publish the books within them! She is passionate about showcasing the best of African literature and working with other writers and people in the literary world to make a difference.

Through her award-winning Creative Writing Club for Kids and Teens, Tolulope has worked with several young authors to improve their writing skills and confidence, and many of them have gone on to write and publish their own books, win awards, create their own blogs and even give TED talks.

In 2012, Tolulope Popoola was named runner-up for the prestigious Women in Publishing New Venture Award as a recognition for her pioneering work on behalf of under-represented groups in society. In 2016, Tolulope was presented with an Award for Excellence in recognition of her outstanding contribution to society at the Nigerian Writers Awards. In 2017, she was chosen to be one of the faces of a luxury make-up brand, Lancôme for their “My Shade, My Power” campaign. The Creative Writing Club for Kids was awarded Most Innovative Creative Writing Club – East Londonin the Greater London Enterprise Awards 2022 and Accomplish Press was awarded the Best Creative Writing Coaching Company in 2024.