Originally from the Senegalese diaspora, Seynabou Sonko is a novelist and musician. In 2023, she published her debut novel, Djinns, with Grasset publishing house, which was awarded the Prix du Cheval Blanc 2023 and the Prix littéraire de la Porte Dorée 2024.

She is currently a resident at the Villa Médicis in Rome (2024-2025), where she is developing a research project on the pronoun “WE” and writing songs.