Agymah Kamau
Kwadwo Agymah Kamau is a Barbadian American[1] novelist.
Life
He is a native of Barbados, moved to New York in 1977. He studied at Virginia Commonwealth University. He graduated from Baruch College of CUNY with a bachelor's degree in finance and a master's degree (1985)[1] in quantitative economics. He served first as a statistician at the New York City Department of Investigations, then as a senior economist at the New York State Department of Taxation & Finance. He studied with Paule Marshall at Virginia Commonwealth University in the MFA program.
His work has appeared in Callaloo, Caribbean Vibes, Gumbo,[2] InSyte Magazine, [3] He teaches creative writing at the University of Oklahoma.[4]
Awards
- 2003 Whiting Writers' Award
- 2000 Commonwealth of Virginia/Library of Virginia Literary Award
- ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award
- Gustavus Myers Book Award, finalist
- 2000 Virginia Governor's Award for the Arts nomination
Works
- Flickering Shadows. Coffee House Press. 1996. ISBN 978-1-56689-049-6.
- Pictures of a Dying Man. Coffee House Press. 1999. ISBN 978-1-56689-087-8.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carol Brennan, "Kamau, Kwadwo Agymah 1960(?)–." Contemporary Black Biography, 2001. Encyclopedia.com.
- ↑ Marita Golden, E. Lynn Harris (eds), Gumbo: A Celebration of African American Writing, Harlem Moon/Broadway Books, 2002.
- ↑ Biographical note, 24th Annual Literary Festival.
- ↑ Department of English, University of Oklahoma.
External links
- "Author's website"
- "Interview With Writer Agymah Kamau, Novelist and former economist with the state of New York", Odeo, Oct 26, 2006
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