Lawrence Darmani
Ghanaian novelist, poet and publisher
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Lawrence Darmani is a Ghanaian novelist, poet, and publisher.[1] His first novel, Grief Child which was written in the year 1991,won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize as the best first book from Africa in 1992.[2]
He also writes devotional articles for Our Daily Bread,[3] which touches the lives of many Christians around the world. He fellowships with the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.
He is the editor of Step magazine[4] and CEO of Step Publishers. He is married with two daughters and lives in Accra.[5]
Selected works
- Grief Child, Lion Pub., 1991, ISBN 978-0-7459-1821-1; iAcademic Books, 2001, ISBN 978-1-58868-147-8
- Stories from Africa 4, African Christian Press, 1996, ISBN 978-9964-87-855-9
- Young and Restless: Challenges facing the youth of today, Asempa Publishers, 1999, ISBN 978-9964-78-250-4