Okafor, Maria was raised between Owerri, Nigeria, and Savannah, Georgia. She earned a journalism degree from the University of Georgia and an M.A. in public history from UNC Wilmington, then worked as a features reporter and later as an archivist at a coastal museum. Her short crime fiction has appeared in regional magazines, and she is a member of Sisters in Crime. She lives in Wilmington, North Carolina, with her partner and a stubborn terrier, and when she’s not writing, she volunteers at a community garden and restores vintage flatware picked up at flea markets.
