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Nii Ayikwei Parkes

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British writer

United KingdomWritersBorn 1974 · age 52
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Nii Ayikwei Parkes, born in the United Kingdom to parents from Ghana, where he was raised, is a performance poet, writer, publisher and sociocultural commentator. He is one of 39 writers aged under 40 from sub-Saharan Africa who in April 2014 were named as part of the Hay Festival's prestigious Africa39 project. P.

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2024Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
2014Prix Laure Bataillon

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Nii Ayikwei Parkes, born in the United Kingdom to parents from Ghana, where he was raised, is a performance poet, writer, publisher and sociocultural commentator. He is one of 39 writers aged under 40 from sub-Saharan Africa who in April 2014 were named as part of the Hay Festival's prestigious Africa39 project. He writes for children under the name K.P. Kojo.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1974 · age 52
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9 languages

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