Esther Okonkwo

Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo is a Nigerian-born writer, novelist, and academic whose work explores African girlhood through the lens of migration and colonial/postcolonial identities. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and a PhD from Florida State University. She is an Assistant Professor of English and African and African American Studies at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and the author of the novel, The Tiny Things are Heavier.