Joladé Olusanya is a British-Nigerian multi award-winning writer, filmmaker, and photographer. Born in London and raised in Nigeria, his work navigates the nuances of living between cultures and creating his own. His work has been published in the likes of Poetry London, Bath Magg and other poetry anthologies.

He has also had his work adapted into film and commercials. He is an alumni of Nick Makoha’s poetry collective Obsidian Foundation and of Barbican Young Poets founded by Jacob Sam-La Rose. Jolade was a finalist in the first ever Young Poet Laureate campaign in 2013. In 2017, he was a recipient of the Out-Spoken Poetry Prize and Out-Spoken Performance Poetry Prize from Out-Spoken Press founded by Anthony Anaxagorou. In 2021, he won 3rd place in the Poetry London Poetry Prize.

As a performer, he has toured and opened for the likes of Jasmine Mans, Rudy Francisco and Yomi Sode. He also performed internationally across Africa and the United States as well as run workshops for Apples and Snakes, Writerz n Scribez, Spread The Word and G.A.S. Foundation founded by Yinka Shonibare CBE. He is a member of BAFTA Connect and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

When he's not telling stories for others, he is often traveling or sitting on various charity boards as a trustee and facilitating creative workshops for young people. His debut photography book; currently untitled is due to be published in 2024 by US publishing house: Other.Other