Born and raised in Nairobi, is an interdisciplinary story-maker forging paths to joy and freedom, primarily through poetry and film. Twice nominated for the Brunel University African Poetry Prize and the Pushcart Prize, and widely published in esteemed literary journals worldwide, she is the author of two poetry collections: “blue mothertongue” and “Dagoretti Corner”. Ngwatilo has presented her poems and scholarship in 15 countries around the world.