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KNOW YOUR AUTHORS: OCTAVIA BUTLER
BY RAYNA REID RAYFORD
On this International Women's Day, the Ama Ata AIdoo Centre for Creative Writing sautes Octavia Estelle Butler. the greatest writer that...
20 African authors you should know
There's a whole host of authors from Africa who are making a splash on the international stage. These are a few.
Maaza Mengiste's novel The...
AAA Centre for Creative Writing
Thoughts on contemporary African Literary Review
By Tony E. Afejuku
19 February 2017 | 3:10 am
The Guardian, Nigeria
What is the correct state of contemporary African Literary criticism? This is certainly not...
Ama Ata Aidoo is a year older today
Ama Ata Aidoo is a year older today.
Over the seven decades of her career, she has published award-winning novels, plays, short stories, children’s books,...
Authors of Untold Stories Vol. I: Short Stories and Poems
Vanessa Naa Okialey Vanderpuye is a Level 300 student of African University College of Communication, majoring in Journalism. She’s from Agona Swedru. Poetry and...
Review of A Time to Part by Ama Pomaa
By Celestine Nudanu
It was amazing. A GREAT READ
I received A Time To Part from the author as an advanced review copy for a candid...
PaGya Literary Festival 2022 Welcomes Wide Array of Guests in Accra
The 2022 edition of PaGya Literary Festival organized by Writers Project Ghana opened Friday October 14 at three venues - Goethe-Institut, Foundation for Contemporary...
AYESHA Harruna Attah Meets Students at AUCC
When asked about the inspirations for her characters, author of The Hundred Wells of Salaga, Ayesha Harruna Attah, shares that her “goal was to write...
It’s the little things – Ursula Abanga
Among those at the apex of the next generation of Ghanaian writers is Ursula M. Abanga, whose dedicated presence online is more of a testament...
Know Your Authors: Ama Ata Aidoo
Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo is one of Africa’s foremost woman writers. She’s a feminist, poet, academic, playwright and novelist with many notable works under...