Today we chat with the total QUEEN that is Hannah Sawyerr 🤩👑  

A little more about Hannah: (HannahSawyerr.com)  

Hannah V. Sawyerr is a Sierra Leonean-American writer with a passion for people and poetry. Her debut novel, CALL HIM BY NAME, 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, an honor awarded by DewMore Baltimore, the Baltimore Mayor's Office, Urban Word NYC, and Enoch Pratt Libraries. For her original poem “For Girls Growing Into Their Hips”, she was awarded a National Medal in the NAACP Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) in the category of poetry. 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 for her original poem “A Salone Man’s Refuge.” Her written word has been featured in several publications such as ROOKIE, Sesi Mag, Theories of HER and more. Currently, she is A 2021 Pitch Wars mentor and is earning her M.F.A. in Creative Writing at The New School.  

She is represented by Joanna Volpe and Jordan Hill of New Leaf Literary.  

You can find Hannah on Instagram: @hannsawyerr

And on Twitter: @HannSawyerr

Of the Publishing Persuasion is a podcast for writers at all stages, shedding light on the journey to publication and beyond. The ups, the downs and everything in between.  

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