Ezekiel Fajenyo is an award-winning, Lagos-based Nigerian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist and short story writer. Over the years, he has also performed as a media consultant and public affairs analyst. His published works include Night of the Godmothers (1990), The Bandaged Candles (1991), Virtues of a Crowned Head (1991), The Writings of Abubakar Gimba (1994), Golden Footprints of a Mandarin (Co-authored, 2002), Words on Marble by General Abdulsalami Abubakar (co-edited, 2002), Grassroots Educational Development in Nigeria (2003), Current Trends in Mass Communication (Co-authored, 2003), Abubakar Gimba: Perspectives On His Writings and Philosophy (Co-authored, 2008), Rasheed Gbadamosi: The Man and His works (2009), A Critical Study of Dzukogi’s Writings (2010) Ambassador James Tsado Kolo: A Life of Duty and Service (Co-authored, 2012), Faruk Rashid Haruna: A Trail Blazer (2010), The Writings of May Ifeoma Nwoye: A Critical Literary Analysis (2019) and Denja Abdullahi: New Perspectives (2023).
His poems have appeared in Dancesteps of Dawn (1997), For Ken, For Nigeria (1995), Gems Out of Africa (1998), Abuja Acolytes: An Anthology of Poems (2000) and The Martyr of Nigerian Democracy (2001), while his short stories appeared in Through Laughter and Tears (1993), Dancesteps of the Eagle (1996) and Unique Madmen and Other Stories (2001). Aside from many articles in newspapers and magazines as a columnist, his essays appeared in Eddie Ayo Ojo (ed), A Literary Biography of Tola Adeniyi (1993); his forthcoming titles include New Directions in Contemporary Nigerian Literature, Recent Nigerian Literature: Some Critical Views and Interviews and A Letter To Prophet T.B. Joshua.
A Fellow of the Global Foundation for Enhancement of Culture and Environment (NGO) and of the Social Engineering Research Initiative (SERI), he was honoured in 1997 by the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Abuja Chapter, for his outstanding contributions to literature. He was honoured by the Institute Of Authors, Nigeria, with the World Poetry Commitment Award Certificate in 2022. He has visited Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Spain, among others. He loves reading, writing and photography.
