Michael Salu

Michael Salu, British-born of Nigerian heritage, is a creative director, art and photography editor, designer, brand strategist, writer and illustrator.

At Granta magazine, Salu was also responsible for art editing and commissioning on projects including Contacts[6] and the Pakistan issue.

[7] Prior to Granta, Salu worked for Random House,[8] where he designed and art directed covers for authors such as Kurt Vonnegut and Fyodor Dostoevsky, as well as for more contemporary fiction including Xiaolu Guo and Chuck Palahniuk.

[10] Salu has done mentoring with The Photographers' Gallery, has lectured at various educational institutions such as The Royal College of Art, as well as being involved in a wide range of creative projects, including with Curzon Cinemas and musician Ticky.

His essay "Mixed Media, Dimensions Variable" is in Tales of Two Cities, an anthology on the socio-economic imbalances of New York, edited by John Freeman and published by OR Books, also including work by Zadie Smith, Jonathan Safran Foer, Taiye Selasi, Mark Doty and other writers.