Sam Ayertey

Sam Ayertey was born in 1945 in Odumase-Krobo, Ghana. He was educated at Mount Mary College and the University of Ghana. On completion, he was awarded a grant for post-graduate studies in literature at Atlanta University, Georgia. He obtained the M.A. degree in 1975. Sam lectured at Spelman College, Atlanta, before returning to his native country. There, he taught for a few years and relocated to Britain to pursue a course in order to satisfy his quest for writing. He actually started writing at the University of Ghana. There he won two academic prizes for short story and verse writing. Transformation of a Village is his first major work. Sam Ayertey spends his leisure times listening to music and watching movies, literary and sporting activities. He is married and blessed with three children.