Laura Obuobi

Laura Obuobi (Oh-boh-be) was a preschool teacher before switching careers into the publishing industry. She is a graduate of the Writing for Children and Young Adults program at the Vermont College of Fine Arts and she also has a degree from Teachers College at Columbia. Laura is interested in pre-colonial West African history and how it connects with the Black diaspora and Black history. Laura loves to explore these themes, elements, and cultural connections in her stories.