Portia Arthur

After studying publishing at university, Arthur's first job was as a lifestyle writer for Pulse Africa, in Ghana,^[7] under the supervision of Godfred Akoto Boafo.^[5] Inspired by one story she reported on, about the lack of school infrastructure in my neighborhood,^[8] she started a project called "The Book Per Child Initiative".^[5] As she has said, she saw it as "a way of improving the literacy level of our future leaders. But I reckoned what better way to contribute to solving the problem I had spotted than by tapping into my publishing training and passion for writing a book? I also realized I could sponsor some kids with their tuition with proceeds from book sales."^[5] As part of the project, her first book, Against the Odds, was launched in 2018.^[9]

In 2020, she was appointed General Manager of Blackbusters Family Media.^[10] Following six years as a lifestyle editor at Pulse, she joined Yen News as its fashion editor, in 2022.^[4]

Arthur was nominated as the Fashion/Lifestyle Blogger of the Year at the 2019 Ghana Lifestyle Awards.^[11] She was also nominated for the MakeUp Blog of the Year at the 2019 Ghana MakeUp Awards for her contribution to Pulse Lifestyle on Pulse Ghana.^[12]