Nana Awere Damoah
Nana Awere Damoah was born in Accra, Ghana. He holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham, UK, a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. Nana spent all his secondary or high school years at Ghana National College, Cape Coast, Ghana and speaks fondly of growing up in the suburb of Kotobabi, in the Ghanaian capital, where he started his education at the local Providence Preparatory School.
NAD, as he is affectionately called by his readers, is a British Council Chevening alumnus and an associate of Joyful Way Incorporated, a Christian Music Ministry in Ghana, where he was the group’s National President from 2002 to 2004.
Nana started writing seriously in 1993 when he was in the sixth form and has had a number of his short stories published in the Mirror and the Spectator. In 1997, he won the first prize in the Step Magazine National Story Writing Competition. His writing has appeared in StoryTime ezine, Legon Business Journal, Sentinel Nigeria Magazine and the anthology African Roar (StoryTime Publishing, 2010).
He is the author of seven books: Quotes by NAD, Nsempiisms, Sebitically Speaking, I Speak of Ghana, Tales from Different Tails, Through the Gates of Thought and Excursions in my Mind. He has also contributed to two anthologies. He keeps two personal blogs at www.nanadamoah.comand www.nanaaweredamoah.wordpress.com.
He is married to Vivian. The couple and their children are based in Tema, Ghana.
How has Smashwords contributed to your success?
I have used Smashwords for introducing my books to a wider range of platforms such as iBooks, Barnes and Noble, Sony and Kobo. I find the coupon facilities available in Smashwords very useful for promotions, as well as giving books out for reviews.
What is the greatest joy of writing for you?
The translation of characters, ideas and plots from my mind onto paper and having feedback from readers.
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My Book of Sikaman Awards
by Nana Awere Damoah
This is a collection of Sikaman Awards from 2010 to 2015, supported by Infoboxx. The awards are compiled annually, using social media. It is meant to be fun but also chronicle the events of each year in Ghana.