Nii Parkes | |
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| Born | Nii Ayikwei Parkes 1 April 1974 Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
| Pen name | K.P. Kojo |
| Occupation | Novelist, editor, poet, broadcaster, essayist |
| Alma mater | Achimota School Manchester Metropolitan University Birkbeck College[1] |
| Period | 1999–present |
| Genre | Fiction, poetry |
| Subject | Semiotics |
| Literary movement | Anansesem, Postmodernism |
| Notable works | Tail of the Blue Bird, The Makings of You |
| Notable awards | Prix Laure Bataillon |
| Relatives | J. C. E. Parkes Kofi Awoonor Frank Kobina Parkes |
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Nii Ayikwei Parkes (/ˌniːˈi ˈaɪˈɪkweɪ ˈpɑːrks/;[2] born 1 April 1974),[3] 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.[4] He writes for children under the name K.P. Kojo.[5]
- ^ Website bio
- ^ "Interview with Nii Ayikwei Parkes". Video by PEN International, 28 April 2011.
- ^ Open Directory Project.
- ^ List of artists Africa39, Hay Festival of Literature & the Arts.
- ^ K.P. Kojo profile on Penguin website, Penguin, UK publisher.