Oyindamola Shoola received an associate degree in Psychology from the City University of New York (CUNY): Bronx Community College in 2017. In 2020, She graduated from New York University with a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Behavior and Change. She is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, nonfiction at the American University.
While pursuing her bachelor’s degree, she gained experience interning at several top trade and academic publishing companies such as Elsevier, Simon and Schuster at 37Ink, and Hachette Book Group. She has additional experience serving as a student co-editor for the New York University SPS Dovetail Magazine (Spring 2019) and book reviewer with a Nigerian publisher named WRR - Authorpedia.
While pursuing her bachelor’s degree, she gained experience interning at several top trade and academic publishing companies such as Elsevier, Simon and Schuster at 37Ink, and Hachette Book Group. She has additional experience serving as a student co-editor for the New York University SPS Dovetail Magazine (Spring 2019) and book reviewer with a Nigerian publisher named WRR - Authorpedia.
Her writings including fiction, op-ed articles, and poetry have been published through several literary platforms and magazines like Black Fox, Phi Theta Kappa’s Nota Bene, Authorpedia, Dovetail, Kalahari Review, and others.
Oyindamola worked in higher education for the past five years at the City University of New York. She currently works as a College Success Advisor in Washington DC. Using her creative writing and storytelling skills, she has helped students secure close to a million dollars in scholarships and gain admission to top academic programs.
Part-time, she is a freelancer, Op-Ed blogger, and Co-founder of SprinNG, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Nigerian writers.
Secretly but obviously, she contributes to the notorious voice of @halimaseries on Instagram.
Other books and chapbooks by Oyindamola include To Bee a Honey, The Silence We Eat, Heartbeat, Now, I Want to Remember, Forget It, and But Here You Are.
Oyindamola worked in higher education for the past five years at the City University of New York. She currently works as a College Success Advisor in Washington DC. Using her creative writing and storytelling skills, she has helped students secure close to a million dollars in scholarships and gain admission to top academic programs.
Part-time, she is a freelancer, Op-Ed blogger, and Co-founder of SprinNG, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Nigerian writers.
Secretly but obviously, she contributes to the notorious voice of @halimaseries on Instagram.
Other books and chapbooks by Oyindamola include To Bee a Honey, The Silence We Eat, Heartbeat, Now, I Want to Remember, Forget It, and But Here You Are.
Accomplishment
Honors and Awards
- New York University Outstanding Service Award for Building Bridges (May 2020)
- New York University SPS Graduation Flag Bearer (May 2020)
- New York University Founder’s Day Award (May 2020)
- New York University SPS Dean’s Undergraduate Scholar (2019-2020)
- New York University Dean's List (Fall 2017 to Spring 2020)
- Circle of Change Leadership Conference Catalyst Award (Mar 2019)
- Nigerian Writers Awards - 100 Most Influential Nigerian Writers Under 40 (Dec 2017, 2018)
- WRR Certificate of Recognition (Dec 2018)
- Ernesto Malave USS Scholarship Award (Oct 2017)
- Virgil H. Logan, Jr. Memorial Award (June 2017)
- Phi Theta Kappa - All New York State Academic Award (March 2017)
Scholarships
- Joseph Tauber Scholarship (Dec 2018, Jan 2020)
- New York University Degree Completion Scholarship (Jan 2019, 2020)
- United Negro College Funds - Edna Blum Scholarship (Nov 2018, Dec 2019)
- United Negro College Fund - PepsiCo Foundation Bronx Women’s Initiative Scholarship (August 2017, 2018, 2019)
- New York University George Sideris Scholarship (Jan 2019, Aug 2019)
- New York University SPS Undergraduate Financial Need Scholarship (August 2019)
- Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society Scholarship (Fall 2017 to Spring 2020)
- New York University SPS Scholarship (Fall 2017 to Spring 2020)
- New York University CCTOP Scholarship (Fall 2017 to Spring 2020)
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation Scholarship (August 2017)
- Parley Scholarship Fund (June 2017)
- The Bryon Taylor Scholarship, and The Gloria Hobbs Scholarship (June 2017)
- Guttman Transfer Scholarship (May 2017)
- Bronx Community College Student Government Association Scholarship (July 2016)