Yvonne Sewankambo is a Ugandan-Canadian-Australian writer and publicist based in Sydney, Australia. She has worked on campaigns across several industries, including publishing, film, television, travel and tourism, education, and the nonprofit sector. Having lived on three different continents (and traveled to even more), Yvonne is passionate about telling stories that celebrate identity while transcending borders. In 2021, she signed a four-book, world rights deal with Walker Books Australia via Sarah McKenzie at Sarah McKenzie Literary Management. The first two titles, GOOD HAIR (illustrated by Freda Chiu) and FIRST THERE WAS ME, THEN THERE WAS YOU (illustrated by Aurore McLeod), were published in 2024. GOOD HAIR made the Children’s Boo
