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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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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