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International Author Feature – Dr. Modupe Oyetade
Dr. Modupe Oyetade is a dental surgeon and author of children’s books. She began writing at an early age. She has been featured in Nigeria’s national media and on various social media platforms. She spoke to LCCMedia recently.
Dr Modupe Oyetade is a consultant periodontist (Dental Surgeon), she loves to write children’s books. Some of her books include, “Ivana and Friends”, “Ivana Goes to the Farm”, “Ivana Begins Again”, “Ivana Catches a Cold, “Wura Gets a Goat”, “The Lion, and the Duck”, to mention a few. Her books have been translated to Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa language, and are also included in the educational curriculum of schools.
International Author
Dr. Modupe Oyetade
She loves to write children books because children inspire her. She could not specifically say what got her into writing, but recounts that as a child, during holidays, she had a lot of blank pages left from old exercise books and she loved to fill it up with stories that she imagined. As to what inspired her to write her latest book “Fresyne”, she said her inspiration came from her wondering what happened inside the big forests that she drove by, whenever she travelled to her hometown in Southern Nigeria. “Those thoughts captivated me and led me to writing about a baby abandoned in a forest” She said.
She described her creative process as the essence of life. “I like to create events in my mind and then write them up and see if they are nice to read. Creativity is the color of nature from the flowers that blossom to the color of the sea. Creativity is the fragrance we perceive when we see art pictures. Creativity is the smile a baby gives after being well fed” explained Dr. Oyetade.
On the challenges of being an author in Nigeria – “There are many challenges of being an author in Nigeria. Especially, because most of the children and youths prefer to use their phones connected to the internet and not read books. Another challenge is to get good editors and illustrators. The good editors and illustrators are hard to come by. I appreciate all the people who have bought and read my books. They bring joy to my heart” she told Ladies Corner.
