A life in dates

29 June 2015: Butterfly Fish – Novel
2016: Butterfly Fish – Awards, Betty Trask Prize and Awards
2018: Elected FRSL – Okojie was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
2020: Becomes a vice-chair of the Royal Society of Literature – She was appointed one of the vice-chairs of the Royal Society of Literature.
2021: Appointed MBE – Okojie was made an MBE in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to literature.