About

I’m a Nigerian-Canadian writer. I grew up in Enugu and live in Waterloo, Ontario, where I work as a software engineer. My first book is the story collection Perfect Little Angels.

At boarding school I handwrote six volumes of galactic intrigue. There were a lot of deaths in them, and some have stayed with me.

I’m interested in the trouble people get into by loving someone, believing something, or trying to belong. The stakes might be the end of the world, or a haircut.

I’m working on a novel.

Short bio

Vincent Anioke is a Nigerian-Canadian author and software engineer based in Waterloo, Ontario. He is the author of Perfect Little Angels (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2024). His recognition includes the Austin Clarke Fiction Prize, a Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist, and an RBC Bronwen Wallace Award finalist selection. He studied computer science at MIT.

Elsewhere

Represented by Carolyn Forde at Transatlantic Agency.

An interview: 10 Questions with Vincent Anioke, at The Needle and the Knife.