Join us for this panel discussion on how writers like the panelists can help reconnect (Ghanaian) children to their culture. A new generation of Ghanian writers are producing something that used to be rare in Ghana - homegrown children’s literature. This panel will examine whether such literature has any power to redress the cultural changes in contemporary Ghana.

Elizabeth-Irene Baitie is a multiple award-winning author of books set in Ghana for children and young adults. Nii Ayikwei Parkes is a multi-genre author, working across poetry, radio, fiction, and children's writing. Mamle Wolo is a children's author whose books include The Kaya Girl and Flying Through Water. Moderator Isaac Quist has enjoyed an extensive career as an educator in Ghana and beyond.