Emem John (“SJ”) is not tied to any discipline. She has an interest in art, painting, graphic design, fashion design, customizing jeans, styling, photography and spoken word. She has been working on creative projects ever since she was a young child, singing in her church choir at the age of 10 and discovering writing as an escape from life’s mental cage. For Emem, art is a way to work through anxiety and express herself. She surrounds herself with a creative community of friends and collaborators, including a performance at Trent University’s Black History Month Blowout, a collaboration with fellow writer Laurin Isiekwena, and set design and costume design for music videos (Tiwa Savage , Yung L, Jeffery Benson and so many other musician ). Emem came to Canada at age 16 in 2019 to further her studies, and is currently taking psychology in Trent University. After her degree she wants to work with kids and wants to create a program to benefit people back at her home town in Nigeria, in helping young adults who are trying to get their life together and need sponsorship to further their studies.