Abdulrahman M. Abu-Yaman is a Nigerian writer and poet from Minna in Niger State. He is the Co-founder and Chairman of Minna Literary Society (MLS) – a Non-governmental literary organisation committed and dedicated to promoting and developing literature and arts in Minna and its environs.
He won the Wakaso Poetry Prize in January 2021 and became the overall category winner of flash fiction for the Hysteria Writing Competition 2021. He was the first and second runner-up for the Abubakar Gimba Prize for Short Fiction in 2020 and 2021, respectively. The ELJ Editions gave his entry an honorary mention for the 100-word micro flash contest 2022.
His works have been featured in literary magazines/journals and anthologies like Afritondo, The Lagos Review, North Dakota Quarterly, Brittle Paper, Daily Trust Newspaper, Allegro Poetry Magazine, Ann Arbor Review, London Grip Magazine, Blue Minaret, Writers Space Africa, Sentinel Literary Quarterly, Hysteria 7 & 8 Anthologies, Tuck Magazine, Kalahari Review, Antarctica Journal, and elsewhere.
He also doubles as an artist and calligrapher. Some of his artworks have been exhibited during book and arts festivals in famous cities in Nigeria like Kaduna, Minna and Maiduguri.
He worked as an On-air personality in two radio stations in Minna- hosting literary/literacy programs like Literature Today in Ultimate FM and History Class in Badeggi Radio between 2020 and 2021, respectively, to further amplify and resonate literary and historical awareness in the minds of all and sundry, especially the students.
Recently, he picked interest in content writing, and some of his works for JD Lab (one of the finest tech hubs in Minna) have been published in TechCabal – one of Africa’s biggest tech media platforms.
He has studied Economics at IBB University, Lapai, Niger State.
His social media handle for Twitter (X) and Instagram is @abuu_yaman, where he can easily be reached.