Hannah V. Sawyerr is a Sierra Leonean-American poet and story-teller. Her debut novel-in-verse, ALL THE FIGHTING PARTS, told through court transcripts, journal entries, and poetry is forthcoming from Abrams/Amulet in Fall 2023. For Hannah's literary and community involvement, she was recognized as the 2016 Youth Poet Laureate of Baltimore. Her spoken word has been featured on the British Broadcasting Channel's (BBC) "World Have Your Say" program, as well as the National Education Association's "Do You Hear Us" Campaign. Her written word has been featured in several publications such as xoNecole, gal-dem, Sesi Mag and more. Currently, she is the Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at Loyola Marymount University and lives in Los Angeles, California.