About

Tracy Olabisi Coker was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone. She immigrated to the United States at age 9. An avid reader, she has had a love affair with writing for as long as she can remember, but was a late bloomer when it came to making it official and claiming the title, writer.

Tracy has published short stories in Rigorous literary journal, Short Fiction Break online literary magazine, and Pede Hollist’s Literature Blog. Her forthcoming debut novel, White Yams was the winner of the 2022 Blue Pencil Agency First Novel Award. She is represented by Rowan Lawton of the Soho Agency in London, UK.

Tracy is also Vice President of Human Resources for an insurance and financial services company in Washington, DC, where she has worked for over 20 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications, a Master of Arts degree in Human Resource Management, and a Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design. She also holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources Certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute.

She lives in Vienna, Virginia with her husband and three children.