Emem Uko has gained recognition for her unique plot-twisting and suspense-filled writing style, which leaves readers wanting more. Emem Uko, whose first name means “peace” in Annang, developed a love for story books and writing at an early age and blames it on her parents’ decision to buy her books instead of candy. She soon began writing her own stories and poems, and in High School, a poem of hers was published in the school paper. From then on, her enthusiasm grew, and she never shied away from writing although never thinking she would one day have a book published.

She moved to the United States to study at Principia College and Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville where she received a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Business Administration.