Didi Anofienem is a first year graduate student at USF. She is originally from Houston, TX, born to a Nigerian father and an African American mother. She chooses to identify herself as Black. She moved to San Francisco to attend the MFA writing program here at USF. She writes novels, short fiction, and poetry on occasion. The novel she’s working on for this program is her third novel that she’s written so far. She’s currently contemplating publishing with Amazon or sending queries for a literary agent. She’s been writing since she was 8 years old, and once thought she was going to be a lawyer. In 2010, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies. In 2014, she graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts in English. In addition to being a graduate student, she’s currently a freelance writer and a substitute teacher with the local school district. Upon graduating in 2017, she wants to pursue a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction or Creative Writing. Her long-term goal is to publish prolifically and open a school for gifted and talented low-income and minority students.