Mutiu Olawuyi is an internationally recognized multi-award-winning writer, poet, novelist, journalist, educator, media manager, public relations consultant, editor, and publisher. He serves as Press Secretary of the National Center for Health Equity.
Before joining the global media arena, Mutiu served as an English language and literature instructor with academic and administrative leadership experience at the high school and university levels. After years of teaching at high schools in Nigeria and The Gambia, he worked as a curriculum developer, lecturer, and academic consultant to multiple universities in East Africa, including International Open University, Abarso Tech University, Edna Adan Medical University, Adal Medical University, Civil Service Institute – Hargeisa, and Gollis University.
As a media professional and pioneer of constructive restorative journalism, he serves as CEO and Chief Editor of Parrot Media Corporation (also known as Muslim Media Corporation) — publisher of New York Parrot, Muslim Parrot, Senegambia Times, Africa Parrot, Bronx Post, and Parkchester Times (all headquartered in New York). He also serves as Director of the Center for Research, Media and Curriculum Development at the STEMDUP Institute, and is a TV presenter, director, and producer with experience at CBA TV East Africa and Parrot TV New York.
Mutiu’s published books include: American Literary Legends and Other Poems (2010), Thoughts from the Jungle (2012), 9/11 Poetry (2012), The Journey to the Archangels (2013), Peace Education for Kids (2025), The Marriage Ledger (2025), and The Blotted Pawpaw (2026). He has edited numerous international anthologies, academic journals, and magazines across multiple continents.
He is the inventor of 9eleven — a poetic form of 9 lines written with 11 syllables — and the first writer in English to complete a short story and a novel without a verb. As a theorist, he originated Restorative Realism, Optional Equivalence Syntax Theory, Holistic DUP-Centric Transformative Curriculum Theory, and the Lifestyle Lifespan Educational Model.
His works have been published in India, Hungary, Ireland, England, The Gambia, Senegal, Canada, Greece, Nigeria, and the USA, and translated into Arabic, French, Esperanto, Yoruba, Hindi, Spanish, Greek, and Hungarian.