Salim Yunusa is a creative storyteller, content creator, social media influencer & Hausa Language expert. He founded Poetic Wednesdays Initiative, an organization that promotes literary development in Northern Nigeria. He is the event coordinator for Hausa International Book and Arts Festival (HIBAF) and is a peace and development advocate, having worked on campaigns with CDD, YIAGA Africa, CITAD, Global Rights among other organisations.
He was an Equal Access International Peace Promotion Fellow and a Global Youth Ambassador for Theirworld. He is also an iVolunteer Writing Fellow and a fellow for Liberalist’ Journalism for Liberty. He is a two-time TEDx speaker, having spoken at TEDxPompomari, Yobe and TEDx Baze University, Abuja.
He was the recipient of the 30 under 30 Arewa Stars Award for social activism in literature by PRNigeria & Daily Nigerian Newspapers and was awarded The Outstanding Literary Promoter in Northern Nigeria by the Yobe Literary Society in 2021.