About
Cairo Aibangbee is a Black British romantasy author, award-winning playwright, poet, and compulsive reader. Known for her complex characters and inclusive magical worlds, Cairo specialises in stories about plus-size heroines and the badass men who worship them.
A shameless North Londoner, she considers anywhere beyond Zone 2 to be long-distance. Despite this, Cairo has somehow found herself living in Northamptonshire with the love of her life & their slobbery Great Dane puppy, Atlas. She can usually be found there drinking too much herbal tea and trying to convince herself that reading counts as writing.
Since self-publishing her first poetry collection in 2016, Cairo has performed all over the country, with highlights including Port Eliot Literary Festival and Latitude Festival.
Cairo is also the founder of Black Girls Brunch, a community interest organisation that aims to create a safe space for Black women and non-binary people to flourish.
While born and raised in England, Cairo is proudly of Jamaican and Nigerian heritage—a fact that influences her imaginative worlds and poetic style.
Work In Progress
Debut novel, a romantasy combining Greek and Nigerian folklore.