Abena Eyeson
British Ghanaian writer, creating stories about children
FAB Prize 2021 Commended Text Prize winner
Jericho Prize 2021 Picture book longlisted
Twitter @ey_abs, Instagram @lookingup_ab, Facebook @LookingupAE
I’m a writer of Ghanaian descent, based in the UK, writing contemporary fiction for children with crossover appeal.
I’m delighted by the positive response my work has received so far, and I’m looking forward to sharing my future books as they come to fruition, but in the meantime, check out my current work in
the Books section (where you will find links to bookstores selling my books)
and
my posts in my Blog.
My Books
Looking Up
A book to enjoy
A lovely birthday or Christmas gift
ISBN 978-1-916000407
(Distributed by Ingram)
Available to buy from:
Amazon (UK and all other Amazon regions - ebook) and paperback
Amazon.com - paperback and ebook (US)
Goodreads (reviews and links to booksellers)
Afrori Books (UK) paperback
Bookshop.org (UK) paperback
Kobo (ebook worldwide)
Barnes and Noble online (US)- paperback
Loyalty Books (US) - paperback
Politics and Prose Bookstore (US) - paperback
Chapters/Indigo online (Canada) - paperback
Booktopia (Australia) - paperback
Exclusive books (South Africa) - paperback
Loot Online (South Africa) - paperback
Thirteen-year-old Esi is reluctantly on her way to London, England.
After many happy years with Grandma in Ghana, she is joining Maggie, the mother she hasn’t lived with since the age of six.
Her move to London, not only forces Esi to deal with challenges she’s never faced before, but it brings up lots of questions about Solomon, her absent father, and Maggie - the answers to which in the end change her life.
Looking Up is a compelling drama about faith, family separation, migration and the resilience of love.
" A sensitive and delightful story of tension and reconciliation in a Ghanaian family in London."
Professor A N Mensah, Retired Professor of English, University of Ghana
Book 2
I am currently working on my next book.
Short Bio
Education
I have a BA (Hons) in Law and Sociology and a Masters in Industrial Relations from Warwick University, England as well as a PhD in Development Studies from University of East Anglia, England.
Why do I write fiction?
My love of books, drama and writing led me to start creating fiction. I aim to create strong central characters dealing with the challenges that life has presented them with.
Personal
I am married with three children which is wonderful but demanding too.
Did you know ...
At school and at university, I loved acting on stage and performing poetry. I remember being the only non-drama student in a university drama production. I guess the ability to imagine being someone else helps me write fiction.
My News/ Media
Interviews, Reviews, Magazine and Newspaper features
I am looking forward to appearing at the Herts Book Festival in May 2022.
Herts Book Festival – Because books are for everyone!
#hertsbookfestival #booksareforeveryone #blackbritishbooks #diversereads
I am very excited to have been longlisted for the inaugural Jericho Prize for a picture book that I wrote.
https://www.jerichoprize.com/home/our-longlists
#jerichoprize
#abenaeyeson
#picturebooks
I was a Commended Text Winner in the FAB Prize 2021 for my new novel Running my Race, which is not yet published. Thank you #FaberChildren.
#FABPrize #AbenaEyeson
https://www.twitter.com/FaberChildrens/status/1453412385847394307?s=20
Check out this lovely review of Looking Up on the Nataka Books blog:
Nataka Books Review: Looking Up by Abena Eyeson
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See this lovely review by Farida at Bookreview Cafe Nigeria. https://twitter.com/BookwormCafeNG/status/1495834563100164101?t=PSOasjH5u4KaTl3k8Q5jeA&s=03
#BookReview #lookingup #africanbooks #ghanabooks #cleanreads
Thanks for the 4 star review on your blog @heyanci
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Thanks for the wonderful review on your blog @Michaela Woelk. Read the full review on her blog Author | Michaela Woelk
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https://www.akadimagazine.com/post/a-review-of-looking-up-by-abena-eyeson
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Check out this wonderful review of Looking Up by Africa Access Review in the USA who provide scholarly reviews of children’s and young adult books that focus on Africa. More than 100 African Studies scholars in the US are members of the review team. http://africaaccessreview.org/2019/10/lookin-up-a-family-drama/
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