Yejide Kilanko

Yejide Kilanko (born 1975) is a Nigerian Canadian fiction writer and social worker. She is known for addressing violence against women in her work. Her debut novel, Daughters Who Walk This Path, was a Canadian fiction bestseller in 2012.

Quotes

• Characters are never distant or holier-than-thou.
  • Yejide Kilanko's quote
• I’m a writer. I still smile at my computer screen whenever I type those words. It’s a beautiful thing when your passion and purpose fuse.\
  • Yejide Kilanko's quote

• It is easy for us to have strong negative feelings about self-centered and deluded people
  • Yejide Kilanko's speaks on her new book;A Good Name

• When we catch glimpses of other people’s humanity, we may be open to understanding why they act the way they do without needing to approve or disapprove of their behaviour.
  • Yejide Kilanko's speaks on her new book;A Good Name

• As a Yoruba woman, I grew to believe that the names given to babies shape their personalities and destinies. Therefore, I spend quite a bit of time pondering the names I give to all my characters.
  • Yejide Kilanko's speaks on her new book

• I’ve always felt that one does life better with the right friends.
  • Yejide Kilanko's speaks on her new book

• Goal, motivation, and conflict are essential story building blocks, and they are what shape my plotting and characterization processes.
  • Yejide Kilanko's speaks on her new book