Adwoa Badoe Explained

Adwoa Badoe is a Ghanaian teacher, writer, and dancer based in Canada.

Biography

Adwoa was born in Ghana.^{[1] [2]} She studied Human biology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and qualified as a doctor. 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. She subsequently switched attention to her childhood interests, writing and storytelling. She developed her interest in writing as result of her passion to want to share stories she heard growing up. Aside from writing, she attends various cultural festivals around the world. She is also a dance instructor and she organises African dance workshops for schools and libraries in her community. She is the niece of Ghanaian writer, Kate Abbam.

Works

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

• Crabs for Dinner, (1995);^[3]
• The Queen's New Shoes, (1998);
• Street Girls: The Project, (2001);^[4]
• The Pot of Wisdom, (2001);^[5]
• Nana's Cold Days, (2002);^[6]
• Ok to Be Sad, (2005);^[7]
• Today Child; Long As There Is Love, (2005);^[8]
• Histórias de Ananse, (with Baba Wagué Diakité and Marcelo Pen) (2006);^[9]
• Between Sisters, (2012);^[10]
• Aluta, (2016).^[11]

See also

• List of Ghanaian writers

Notes and References

1. Book: Yellin, David. Sharing the Journey: Literature for Young Children: Literature for Young Children. 12 May 2017. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-351-81297-9. en.
2. Book: Williams, Dawn P.. Who's who in Black Canada 2: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada : a Contemporary Directory. 2006. Who's Who in Black Canada. 978-0-9731384-2-9. en.
3. Book: Badoe, Adwoa. Crabs for Dinner. 1995. Sister Vision. 978-0-920813-27-0. en.
4. Book: Badoe, Adwoa. Street Girls: The Project. 2001. Smartline. en.
5. Book: Badoe, Adwoa. The Pot of Wisdom: Ananse Stories. 2008. Groundwood Books. 978-0-88899-869-9. en.
6. Book: Badoe, Adwoa. Nana's Cold Days. 2009. Groundwood Books. 978-0-88899-937-5. en.
7. Book: Badoe, Adwoa. Ok to Be Sad. 2005. Pan Macmillan. 978-1-4050-6306-7. en.
8. Book: Badoe, Adwoa. Today Child; Long As There Is Love. 3 February 2005. Pan Macmillan. 978-0-333-95423-2. en.
9. Book: Badoe. Adwoa. Histórias de Ananse. Diakité. Baba Wagué. Pen. Marcelo. 2006. SM. 978-85-7675-135-9. pt.
10. Book: Badoe, Adwoa. Between Sisters. 2012. Groundwood Books Ltd. 978-0-88899-997-9. en.
11. Book: Badoe, Adwoa. Aluta. 1 September 2016. Groundwood Books Ltd. 978-1-55498-818-1. ar.