Mercy Adoma Owusu-Nimoh (6 February 1936 – 14 February 2011 [1]) was a Ghanaian children's writer, publisher, educationist and politician. She was the recipient of a Noma Award honourable mention in 1980 for The Walking Calabash. [2]
Mercy Adoma Owusu Nimoh was a Ghanaian author and also the founder-proprietor of Ama Nipaa Memorial Preparatory and Junior Secondary School in Kade, Ghana. [3] In the 1996 parliamentary elections she stood as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate in Kade, coming second with 37.9% of the vote. [4]
Works
- Rivers of Ghana, 1979 [5]
- Kofizee Goes to School, 1978 [6]
- The Walking Calabash and Other Stories, 1977 [7]
- Mosquito Town, 1966[ citation needed]
References
- ^ "Mrs. Owusu-Nimoh laid to rest". Ghana News Agency, 8 May 2011.
- ^ The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa: recent winning titles Archived 24 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Advise Children Against Accepting Lifts in Vehicles", GhanaWeb, 30 June 1998.
- ^ Parliamentary Election Results Trend Kade Region Archived 3 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Owusu-Nimoh, Mercy (1977). The rivers of Ghana. Kade, Eastern Region, Ghana: Monim Bookland. OCLC 4741642.
- ^ Owusu-Nimoh, Mercy (1978). Kofizee goes to school. Tema: Ghana Pub. Corp. OCLC 34313029.
- ^ Owusu-Nimoh, Mercy (1977). The Walking Calabash and other stories. Tema, Ghana: Ghana Pub. Corp. OCLC 7192234.
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Mercy Adoma Owusu-Nimoh (6 February 1936 – 14 February 2011 [1]) was a Ghanaian children's writer, publisher, educationist and politician. She was the recipient of a Noma Award honourable mention in 1980 for The Walking Calabash. [2]
Mercy Adoma Owusu Nimoh was a Ghanaian author and also the founder-proprietor of Ama Nipaa Memorial Preparatory and Junior Secondary School in Kade, Ghana. [3] In the 1996 parliamentary elections she stood as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate in Kade, coming second with 37.9% of the vote. [4]
Works
- Rivers of Ghana, 1979 [5]
- Kofizee Goes to School, 1978 [6]
- The Walking Calabash and Other Stories, 1977 [7]
- Mosquito Town, 1966[ citation needed]
References
- ^ "Mrs. Owusu-Nimoh laid to rest". Ghana News Agency, 8 May 2011.
- ^ The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa: recent winning titles Archived 24 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Advise Children Against Accepting Lifts in Vehicles", GhanaWeb, 30 June 1998.
- ^ Parliamentary Election Results Trend Kade Region Archived 3 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Owusu-Nimoh, Mercy (1977). The rivers of Ghana. Kade, Eastern Region, Ghana: Monim Bookland. OCLC 4741642.
- ^ Owusu-Nimoh, Mercy (1978). Kofizee goes to school. Tema: Ghana Pub. Corp. OCLC 34313029.
- ^ Owusu-Nimoh, Mercy (1977). The Walking Calabash and other stories. Tema, Ghana: Ghana Pub. Corp. OCLC 7192234.
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