Adwoa Badoe

Adwoa Badoe
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Occupation(s)Teacher, Writer and Dancer

Adwoa Badoe is a Ghanaian teacher, writer, and dancer based in Guelph, Canada.[1] Adwoa is an author who focuses on writing for children and young adults. In addition to her literary work, she is a storyteller with experience in creating and producing works for the stage. Her projects include The Griot’s Journey (DVD), Song of Wagadu: Song of Africa (CD), and Fighting For Their Freedom: Richard Pierpoint and the Coloured Company, a work commissioned by the Fort York Museum.[2] She is also an ordained minister and an assisting pastor at the River of Life International Fellowship, Guelph.[3]

Biography

Adwoa was born in Ghana.[4][5] She studied Human biology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and qualified as a doctor.[4][5] She moved to Canada after her tertiary education in Ghana but was unable to practice as a doctor because she had to study the programme again in Canada to qualify as a doctor in Canada.[5] She subsequently switched attention to her childhood interests, writing and storytelling.[4][5] She developed her interest in writing as result of her passion to want to share stories she heard growing up.[4][5] Aside from writing, she attends various cultural festivals around the world. She is also a dance instructor[4][5] and she organises African dance workshops for schools and libraries in her community.[5] She is the niece of Ghanaian writer, Kate Abbam.

Works

Adwoa has authored many books in her writing career. Her books have been reviewed by newspapers such as the Toronto Star.[5] Some of her works include;

  • Crabs for Dinner, (1995);[4][6]
  • The Queen's New Shoes, (1998);[4]
  • Street Girls: The Project, (2001);[7]
  • The Pot of Wisdom, (2001);[4][8]
  • Nana's Cold Days, (2002);[4][9]
  • Ok to Be Sad, (2005);[10]
  • Today Child; Long As There Is Love, (2005);[11]
  • Histórias de Ananse, (with Baba Wagué Diakité and Marcelo Pen) (2006);[12]
  • Between Sisters, (2012);[13]
  • Aluta, (2016).[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Adwoa Badoe". booknook.store. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  2. ^ "adwoa-badoe". smartlinepublishers.com. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Adwoa Badoe". www.guelphstorytellers.com. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Yellin, David (12 May 2017). Sharing the Journey: Literature for Young Children: Literature for Young Children. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-351-81297-9.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Williams, Dawn P. (2006). Who's who in Black Canada 2: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada : a Contemporary Directory. Who's Who in Black Canada. ISBN 978-0-9731384-2-9.
  6. ^ Badoe, Adwoa (1995). Crabs for Dinner. Sister Vision. ISBN 978-0-920813-27-0.
  7. ^ Badoe, Adwoa (2001). Street Girls: The Project. Smartline.
  8. ^ Badoe, Adwoa (2008). The Pot of Wisdom: Ananse Stories. Groundwood Books. ISBN 978-0-88899-869-9.
  9. ^ Badoe, Adwoa (2009). Nana's Cold Days. Groundwood Books. ISBN 978-0-88899-937-5.
  10. ^ Badoe, Adwoa (2005). Ok to Be Sad. Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4050-6306-7.
  11. ^ Badoe, Adwoa (3 February 2005). Today Child; Long As There Is Love. Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-333-95423-2.
  12. ^ Badoe, Adwoa; Diakité, Baba Wagué; Pen, Marcelo (2006). Histórias de Ananse (in Portuguese). SM. ISBN 978-85-7675-135-9.
  13. ^ Badoe, Adwoa (2012). Between Sisters. Groundwood Books Ltd. ISBN 978-0-88899-997-9.
  14. ^ Badoe, Adwoa (1 September 2016). Aluta (in Arabic). Groundwood Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-55498-818-1.
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