Uzo Amaka

Uzo Amaka was born in Oakland California, to a Nigerian father and American mother. Grew up in Lagos Nigeria, and returned to America in 1991. Her first book, "Ages of Suffocation: Remembered Dreams," has been winning new and avid book readers everyday since its publication in 2015. In 2015, she was presented with an Innovator Award at the 2015 Silicon Valley African film festival, has received rave reviews from book critics such as Teresa Beasley in "Authors & Readers Book Corner", and in 2016 from Tiffany Davis for "Readers’ Favorite."