Mel Nyoko

Mel Nyoko is a Congolese-born British writer and poet who over the years has performed her work across the UK, USA and Africa. She spent a year in Africa between 2016-2017 where she travelled across 18 countries and taught English and poetry in schools for students aged 6-18.

Mel’s debut picture book, For Our Daughters, which is illustrated by Joelle Avelino, will be published by Penguin Random House in spring 2024.