Noo Saro-Wiwa

Noo Saro-Wiwa is an award-winning author and travel writer. Born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and raised in England, she is the daughter of the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. Her first book, Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria, was named the Sunday Times Travel Book of the Year in 2013. Her second book, Black Ghosts, explores the African community in China and won the Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year award in 2024. A graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Noo's work has appeared in The Guardian, The New York Times, and Condé Nast Traveller. In her latest work, The Burning Ground (2026), she chronicles the complex socio-political landscapes of the oil-rich Niger Delta in southern Nigeria, cementing her reputation as a vital voice in contemporary non-fiction.