{"id":768,"date":"2022-02-23T21:06:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T21:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startersites.io\/stagingfour\/?page_id=768"},"modified":"2026-05-07T20:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:48:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/akosuasankofa.com\/staging\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-80637d4\" id=\"akosua-sankofa-bio-akosua-sankofa-bio\" data-block-id=\"80637d4\"><style>.stk-80637d4 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-80637d4 .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-7, #1a1a1a) !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Akosua Sankofa Bio Akosua Sankofa Bio <\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-5850aec\" data-block-id=\"5850aec\"><style>.stk-5850aec .stk--block-align-5850aec{align-items:center 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data-block-id=\"e1c22e5\"><style>.stk-e1c22e5 {margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-e1c22e5 .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-1026\" src=\"https:\/\/akosuasankofa.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Black-Top-Khaki-Shorts_No-Background_resized_Compressed.png\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" alt=\"Akosua Sankofa bio: meet the author of the upcoming sci-fi thriller series.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/akosuasankofa.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Black-Top-Khaki-Shorts_No-Background_resized_Compressed.png 900w, https:\/\/akosuasankofa.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Black-Top-Khaki-Shorts_No-Background_resized_Compressed-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/akosuasankofa.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Black-Top-Khaki-Shorts_No-Background_resized_Compressed-768x1024.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-c776aba\" id=\"representation-amp-rights\" data-block-id=\"c776aba\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Representation &amp; Rights<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-2f13534\" data-block-id=\"2f13534\"><style>.stk-2f13534 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-2f13534 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">For rights inquiries regarding <strong>author Akosua Sankofa<\/strong>, please use the form on her <a href=\"https:\/\/akosuasankofa.com\/staging\/contact\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1149\">Contact<\/a> page.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-071d1dd\" id=\"professional-memberships\" data-block-id=\"071d1dd\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Professional Memberships<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-bfb7a0e\" data-block-id=\"bfb7a0e\"><style>.stk-bfb7a0e .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-bfb7a0e .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Akosua is a proud member of <a href=\"https:\/\/authorsguild.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/authorsguild.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Authors Guild<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-fb7eef2\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"fb7eef2\"><style>.stk-fb7eef2-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-fb7eef2-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-fb7eef2-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-4e3dee4\" data-block-id=\"4e3dee4\"><style>.stk-4e3dee4 {margin-bottom:16px !important;}.stk-4e3dee4 .stk-block-text__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-1, #e65616) !important;font-weight:900 !important;text-transform:uppercase !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color has-palette-color-1-color has-text-align-center-mobile\">Author Profile<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-6f2b099\" id=\"meet-akosua\" data-block-id=\"6f2b099\"><style>.stk-6f2b099 .stk-block-heading__text{line-height:1.2em !important;font-weight:800 !important;text-transform:capitalize !important;}@media screen and (max-width:689px){.stk-6f2b099 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:25px !important;}}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-center-mobile\">Meet Akosua<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-d968f1f\" data-block-id=\"d968f1f\"><style>.stk-d968f1f {margin-bottom:50px !important;}.stk-d968f1f-column{--stk-column-gap:5px !important;row-gap:15px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-d968f1f-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-bd1fe80\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"bd1fe80\"><style>.stk-bd1fe80-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-bd1fe80 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(13% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 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64-64h32c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32s-14.3 32-32 32l-32 0v64c0 25.2-5.8 50.2-17 73.5s-27.8 44.5-48.6 62.3s-45.5 32-72.7 41.6S253.4 416 224 416s-58.5-5-85.7-14.6s-51.9-23.8-72.7-41.6s-37.3-39-48.6-62.3S0 249.2 0 224l224 0 160 0V160zM80 416a48 48 0 1 1 0 96 48 48 0 1 1 0-96zm240 48a48 48 0 1 1 96 0 48 48 0 1 1 -96 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ee3bbef\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ee3bbef\"><style>.stk-ee3bbef-container{margin-top:0px !important;margin-right:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-ee3bbef {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(87% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ee3bbef-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ee3bbef-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-7fef662\" data-block-id=\"7fef662\"><style>.stk-7fef662 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;color:var(--theme-palette-color-4, #ffffff) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-7fef662 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color has-palette-color-4-color has-text-align-left-mobile\">Born to Jamaican parents, Akosua devoured numerous books in her early years, developing a fascination for sci-fi and fantasy.&nbsp; As a child, her parents could be seen leaving their local public library toting crates of books they&nbsp;<em>hoped<\/em>&nbsp;would last through the week ahead. &nbsp;&nbsp;Usually, they didn\u2019t.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns 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Her work was featured by the Medium Handbook in <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/medium-handbook\/how-this-novelist-uses-medium-to-promote-her-novel-b4b01490ec5d\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/medium-handbook\/how-this-novelist-uses-medium-to-promote-her-novel-b4b01490ec5d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this<\/a> viral 2025 post.  In her free time, she enjoys baking, reading, taking family road-trips to the seaside, and co-writing short, humorous stories (including Victorian-era comedies) with her sister.   <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-53da0b4d684451e9d1e95aae79623310 wp-block-paragraph\">Follow her on BlueSky&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/akosua-sankofa.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@akosua-sankofa.bsky.social<\/a>&nbsp;for updates on Monmouth Deep\u2019s upcoming release!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-b383bc8\" data-block-id=\"b383bc8\"><style>.stk-b383bc8 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center has-text-align-center-mobile stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button has-text-align-center stk-block stk-84472b6\" data-block-id=\"84472b6\"><style>.stk-84472b6 .stk-button{padding-top:14px !important;padding-right:40px !important;padding-bottom:14px !important;padding-left:40px !important;background:var(--theme-palette-color-1, #e65616) !important;border-top-left-radius:8px !important;border-top-right-radius:8px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:8px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:8px !important;}.stk-84472b6 .stk-button:before{border-top-width:2px !important;border-right-width:2px !important;border-bottom-width:2px !important;border-left-width:2px !important;}.stk-84472b6 .stk-button__inner-text{font-size:15px !important;font-weight:bold !important;text-transform:uppercase !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-84472b6 .stk-button__inner-text{font-size:15px !important;}}<\/style><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/akosuasankofa.com\/staging\/monmouth-deep\/\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\">Check out The Novel &gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-fc2b432\" data-block-id=\"fc2b432\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-fc2b432-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7cad68b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7cad68b\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7cad68b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7cad68b-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-1fd3982\" data-block-id=\"1fd3982\"><style>.stk-1fd3982 {height:120px !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-1fd3982 {height:100px !important;}}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pellentesque tincidunt tristique neque, eget venenatis enim gravida quis. 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