Grace Louise Wood is a British-Jamaican writer, artist, educator, yogi and traveller. She has been living and working in Ghana since 2018, running education programmes for the UK Government, and writing poetry in her free time. She is an alum of Barbican Young Poets, and performed at their poetry showcase in 2013. Her poems have been published in ‘Human Parts’ on Medium, Drama Queens Ghana COV-19 Zine 2020, and Tampered Press 5th Issue ‘Imperial Blues’ 2021. She performs her poems at events in Ghana, including ‘The Offering’ at Greenleaf Café Tema, ‘Arts Nkwa’ at The Canvas Accra in 2020, and Ehalakasa ‘Talk Party’ in March 2021
Emmanuella Daniella Ako-Nai is a graduate of the University of Ghana, with a degree in Political Science and Chinese. She currently owns a swimming and tennis club franchise. She’s passionate about reading and writing which spiked during the Lockdown time and birthed her blog teatimewithnaa.wordpress.com where she enjoys writing on social, Christian, love and relationship, poetry, and self-empowerment themes. She’s working to become a global icon in the digital publishing space.
Samantha Erskine has a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Geography. She’s always had a love for writing and telling stories based in Africa. She was shortlisted for the Black Phoenix Ink in 2020, which has now been published in a book of short stories for children called The Black Heirloom. She has always hoped to create something fresh and unseen in the writing world, and hopes to put her unique ideas on paper. She has great hopes for her future as a writer, and hopes to live the life she desires.
Renee Presson Taylor is a child of the 1950’s, #6 of 11 siblings. Born into the 9greatness of love and family, she fulfills the promise of and sanctity of commitment to life beyond self. She does so by living, loving, and nurturing others. She lives out loud the mantra of the eternal nowness of life. She worked in the public service sector and retired as the Director of Training for the Communication Division of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington DC. Renee always wanted ten children, however being a married mother of one, she adopted and raised four children. Renee eventually returned to the workforce as a disaster assistance provider for the Department of Homeland Security. Always being in service to others is her natural posture and state of being. She has since retired from that labor as well.
Benjamin Cyril Arthur is a graduate of University of Cape Coast with a Bachelor’s in English and Linguistics and is currently studying the Chinese language. Growing up, he felt accustomed to the company of books and has loved reading and writing stories and poems all his life. He’s a strong feminist who believes in equal rights regardless of gender or sexuality and hopes to change the world with his stories. His stories and poems mostly center on life in Africa and African histories. Arthur came second in poetry in the 2020 Samira Bawumia Literary Prize competition which has now been published as an anthology titled All Ghana a stage.
Emmanuella Obeng-Koranteng is a young freelance writer and self-care blogger. She is the founder and CEO of Paige Writers Ghana, a Ghanaian-based society of writers that provide research assistance, proofreading and editing services to accurately communicate the heartfelt thoughts of clients into a breathing masterpiece. As a blogger at www.paigewritersgh/blog, she finds it fulfilling helping others discover their purpose in life. As a devout Christian, her Instagram presence at emmanuellawrites inspires many in their mental growth journey and walk with God. She currently works with National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) educating fellow Ghanaians on Unity and National Cohesion.
Lawrencia Owusu a.k.a. Lawrencia Innocent Bliss (LIB) is a writer, blogger and upcoming research biologist. She is currently doing her national service at the Institute of Environment and Sanitation Studies-University of Ghana Legon. Her blogging carrier started during the Covid-19 lockdown. She worked as a writer for ghanainsider.com and lookcave.com. She is now working on her own blog at thelibworld.com. She writes on themes of self-improvement, relationship and marriage advice, motivation and inspiration, life hacks and inspirational news. She read Animal biology and conservation science at the University of Ghana and that is where she got her desire to be a research biologist. Lawrencia dreams of becoming all she can ever become and cheating death by dying empty.
ijahra larry chibara is a writer, journalist, development practitioner, and youth activist. As a social entrepreneur, he is the founder and head of the NGO Ink Ghana Organization and the SME Handmadelokal. He has worked as a creative writing instructor with Achievers Ghana Education in Accra where he trains girls in writing and performance to enhance their storytelling capabilities and boost their confidence. He currently works as the General Manager of Baina TV and Baina Radio in Accra, where he anchors the morning show. He writes poems, short stories and plays, and often volunteers with the Kathy Knowles Theatre Company in Nima.
Franka-Maria Andoh is a writer, serial entrepreneur and creative who is passionate about telling her story and using her gift to inspire future generations. One of her greatest joys is her café, Josie’s Cuppa Cappuccino, which was listed as one of the leading cafés in Africa (Ventures Africa, 2014). After operating for over 22 years, Josie’s Cuppa Cappuccino has become a hub for writers, artists and creatives to promote Ghanaian art. In February 2017, she founded the sister company Antique Lemonade Art Space to provide an environment for creatives and to encourage collaborations. The space has since hosted numerous exhibitions, film screenings and discussions about art and life in general. As part of the emphasis on collaboration the creatives of the space have published their first book The Kente Curtain. Franka-Maria has published three other books Koku the Cockerel, Dokono the Donkey and a collection of short stories I Have Time and Other Short Stories which won her the GAW Ama Ata Aidoo award for short stories. Her other awards include the XWAC 2019 Honoree Award for Arts.  Her creative spirit has again birthed her ongoing project Enna- a short African film. Franka-Maria’s most recent project has been the establishment of Most Def Foundation, an NGO committed to empowering deaf youth to live fulfilled lives.
Moses Apiah is a village boy from Bolgatanga who is passionate about writing stories of other people’s past experiences. He is currently in the field of journalism and still makes time to write. Chrysalis his first short story was published in Larabanga: short stories from the Savannah published by the Ama Ata Aidoo Centre for Creative Writing.
Miho Inada Boateng was born in Malawi to Japanese parents and raised in mainly Southern Africa due to her father working as a Japan International Cooperation Agency Coordinator. Since then she completed her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science in the UK where she met her husband. She relocated to Ghana since 2003. She has five children, and whenever she gets a moment from her home life, she tries to write.
Philomena Esi Agudu is currently a medical student at the University of Cape Coast, School of Medical Sciences (UCCSMS). The rigorous schedule of the average medical student is overwhelming, but that has done nothing to stifle the talent and passion evident in her remarkable short stories and articles written over the last two years with wins in a number of essay and writing contests. She enjoys the social aspect of humanity that explores the behavior of people, their culture, passions, dreams and hopes. She is proudly Christian and takes refuge in the fact that her existence, person and purpose is proof of the greatness of God and his love for the world.
Jane Abraham has over 30 years of experience working as a self-advocacy supporter and trainer in the UK with persons with intellectual disabilities (ID). In the UK, most recently she worked with self-advocates (over Zoom) to help people to cope with the impact of lockdown and covid. Meanwhile she herself was locked down in Accra with her Ghanaian husband. During Covid lockdown she continued to meet, as far as possible, with friends with ID who she had met when she volunteered with Inclusion Ghana in 2016. Jane and the Director of Inclusion Ghana co-wrote a chapter on the history of Intellectual disabilities in Ghana (published in 2019). Jane coped with lockdown by learning to play the flute, doing watercolours, making falafel, writing poetry and learning more about Christian mindfulness. She now splits her time between London and Accra.
Frederick Nii Ofei Bruce is an uprising fictional novelist who writes on varied themes of love and relationships, entrepreneurship, work-life-school balance, and self-discipline. He writes stage plays, poems, spoken word pieces, and novels, Christian fiction and short stories. He is a ghost writer also and has edited various novels. As an ardent believer in African literature, he is the CEO and founder of Enzyme Classics which is a hub for young African writers to explore their writing talents. As a medical researcher by day, and a writer by night, his dexterity for creativity spans across music and sports too. He is a member of The Ghana Association of Writers.
Ursula M. Abanga is a 24-year old Ghanaian writer, living in Ghana. She writes fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry. She blogs at instagram.com/the.insomniac.logophile_ and ursyrants.wordpress.com. She has a dog, an addiction to good music and a constant craving for the beach. Her work has appeared in The Big Yellow Post, Larabanga: Stories from the Savannah and The Voices of African Women Anthology.
Araba Ofori-Acquah is a holistic healer and writer based in Accra, Ghana. She swapped corporate life for the world of healing after experiencing firsthand the effects of poor mental health, and the power of talking therapies, yoga and meditation, Reading the stories of others who had faced similar obstacles, and finding the tools to overcome them were invaluable in her recovery, paving the way for her to connect with writing as a tool for healing – for both herself and others. Araba is now committed to making wellness accessible and relevant to Africans & Diasporans around the world through experiences, content and community. She writes creative non-fiction, fiction and – very occasionally – poetry, focusing on the themes of healing, the female experience and the many shades of Black-ness.
