Hannah V. Sawyerr

Hannah V. Sawyerr was recognized as the Youth Poet Laureate of Baltimore in 2016. Her spoken word has been featured on the BBC’s World Have Your Say program as well as the National Education Association’s “Do You Hear Us?” campaign. Her written word has been included in gal-dem, Rookie, and xoNecole. She holds a BA in English from Morgan State University and an MFA in creative writing from the New School. Sawyerr is an English professor at Loyola Marymount University and lives in Los Angeles.

Hannah V. Sawyerr's Titles

Truth Is

Finalist for the 2025 National Book Award for Young People’s LiteratureFrom the critically acclaimed author of All the Fighting Parts comes...

All the Fighting Parts

In the vein of The Poet X and Grown, All the Fighting Parts is an acclaimed young adult novel in verse about survival, faith, healing, and a...