M. H. Ayinde was born in London's East End. She is a runner, a lapsed martial artist, and a screentime enthusiast. Her debut novel is
A Song of Legends Lost
. Her short fiction has appeared in
FIYAH Literary Magazine
,
F&SF
,
Fantasy Magazine
, and elsewhere, and she was the 2021 winner of the Future Worlds Prize. She lives in North London with three generations of her family and their Studio Ghibli obsession.
