JJ Bola is a writer, poet, and educator born in Kinshasa and raised in London. His debut novel No Place to Call Home (2017) was translated into French as Nulle Part Où Poser Sa Tête in 2022. He also wrote Mask Off: Masculinity Redefined (2019) and three poetry collections, compiled in Refuge (2018), which is soon to be published in French. JJ Bola is also a UNHCR ambassador and works as a mental health social worker.