Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond Explained

Birth Place:Plattsburgh, New York
Occupation:Writer
Nationality:American-Ghanaian
Alma Mater:Vassar College
Genre:Fiction, poetry

Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond (born October 5) is an American-Ghanaian writer of novels, short stories and a poet. She has written for AOL, Parenting Magazine, the Village Voice, Metro and Trace Magazine. Her short story "Bush Girl" was published in the May 2008 issues of African Writing and her poem "The Whinings of a Seven Sister Cum Laude Graduate Working Board as an Assistant" was published in 2006's Growing up Girl Anthology. A graduate of Vassar College in the United States, she attended secondary school in Ghana, and her 2010 young-adult book Powder Necklace is loosely based on that experience.[1] In 2014, she was chosen as one of 39 of Sub-Saharan Africa's most promising writers under the age of 40, showcased in the Africa39 project[2] and included in the anthology Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara (edited by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey).[3] [4] [5] She is also a contributor to the 2019 anthology New Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby.[6]

Personal life and education

She was born in the United States in Plattsburgh, New York, but her parents moved the family to Queens, where Brew-Hammond grew up before, at the age of 12, being sent back to Ghana, with her siblings, to attend secondary school by her parents. She went to one of the more prestigious girls secondary school in Ghana, Mfantsiman Girls' Secondary School in the Central Region. She is a cum laude graduate of Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY.[7]

Writing career

In 2010, Brew-Hammond's young adult novel Powder Necklace was published, a coming-of-age story that draws on some of her own experiences.[8] She is also the author of Blue: A History of the Color As Deep As the Sea and as Wide as the Sky, a children's picture book, illustrated by Daniel Minter, that was published in 2022, as was Relations: An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices, of which she was editor. Her debut novel for adults, entitled My Parents' Marriage, was published in 2024.[9] [10] [11]

In 2014, Brew-Hammond was selected as one of the most promising African authors under 39 featured in the Hay Festival-Rainbow Book Club Project Africa39, in celebration of UNESCO's designation of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, as 2014 World Book Capital, and her story "Mama's Future" was included in the associated anthology edited by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara (Bloomsbury).[12] [13] Brew-Hammond was shortlisted for the 2014 Miles Morland Writing Scholarship.[14]

Also a style and culture writer, Brew-Hammond has been featured on MSNBC, NY1, SaharaTV, and ARISE TV, and has been published in Ebony Magazine, Ethiopian Airlines' Selamata Magazine, EBONY.com, The Village Voice, on NBC's thegrio.com, and MadameNoire.com, among other outlets".[15] Her short story "After Edwin" is included in the 2019 anthology New Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby.

Selected writings

Books

Shorter writings

Interviews

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Brew-Hammond, Nana Ekua. Powder Necklace. Washington Square. 2010. 9781439126103. New York.
  2. Busby, Margaret (April 10, 2014), "Africa39: How we chose the writers for Port Harcourt World Book Capital 2014", The Guardian.
  3. http://www.hayfestival.com/artistlist-a-d.aspx?skinid=27&festivalid=95&localesetting=en-GB Africa39 "list of artists"
  4. Africa39 list of promising writers revealed. The Bookseller. Joshua. Farrington. April 8, 2014. September 20, 2022.
  5. http://www.hayfestival.com/africa39/downloads/Africa39_authors_Biographies.pdf "Africa39 Authors Biographies"
  6. Hubbard, Ladee (May 10, 2019), "Power to define yourself | The diaspora of female black voices", TLS.
  7. Web site: 2020-10-28 . Literary Style . 2023-06-17 . Essence . en-US.
  8. Powder Necklace. WOW Review. VIII. 2. 7 August 2024.
  9. Web site: New Novel Takes on the Customary Practice of Polygamy in Ghana. Francis . Kwarteng. Modern Ghana. 6 August 2024. 7 August 2024.
  10. Web site: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond: On Creating Opportunities for Conversation. Robert Lee . Brewer. July 11, 2024. Writer's Digest. August 8, 2024.
  11. 'I Am Drawn to Stories That Tackle Complicated Family Relationships' Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond's First Draft. The Republic. Nigeria. Nana Ekua. Brew-Hammond. 29 March 2024. 8 August 2024.
  12. Web site: Continental drift: Africa39, an anthology of writing from south of the Sahara, is too good to miss. Malcolm. Forbes. The National. Abu Dhabi. 23 October 2014. 8 August 2024.
  13. Web site: I endured four years of rejection to get my book published – Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond. Moonchild's Temple. April 10, 2015. 8 August 2024.
  14. Web site: 7 August 2024 . 26 November 2014 . Winners Announced for the 2014 Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship for African Writers . Opportunities for Africans.
  15. Web site: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond. Goodreads.
  16. Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond Bush Girl. African Writing. 4. May 2008. December 14, 2022.
  17. Web site: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond. aalbc.com. 14 December 2022.
  18. Web site: The African Renaissance. Nana Ekua. Brew-Hammond. Mosaid Magazine. 18 May 2015. 7 August 2024.
  19. Web site: Author Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond speaks to WomenWerk on advocacy, inspirations and keeping a day job. WomenWerk.com. May 1, 2017.
  20. Web site: An Interview with Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, author of Powder Necklace. Fredua-Agyeman. Nana. August 20, 2010. ImageNations. May 1, 2017.
  21. Web site: Simon & Schuster Books. Author Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond Discusses the Inspiration for Her Debut Novel, Powder Necklace. March 18, 2010. May 1, 2017.

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