Ellen Banda-Aaku
- January 9, 2024
- Children's Writer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Ellen Banda-Aaku |
| Occupation | Children'S Writer |
| Date Of Birth | May 6, 1965(1965-05-06) |
| Age | 59 |
| Birthplace | United Kingdom |
| Country | Zambia |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
Ellen Banda-Aaku Biography
| Name | Ellen Banda-Aaku |
| Birthday | May 6 |
| Birth Year | 1965 |
| Place Of Birth | United Kingdom |
| Birth Country | Zambia |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
Ellen Banda-Aaku is one of the most popular and richest Children'S Writer who was born on May 6, 1965 in United Kingdom, Zambia. Ellen Banda-Aaku (born Ellen Banda, 6 May 1965) is a Zambian writer who was born in the UK and grew up in Africa. She was educated at the University of Zambia, where she obtained her BA in Public Administration. She also holds an MA in Financial Management with Social Policy from Middlesex University and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town.
Ellen Banda-Aaku Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Children'S Writer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ellen Banda-Aaku is one of the richest Children'S Writer from Zambia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ellen Banda-Aaku 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Her short stories have been published in anthologies in Australia, South Africa, the UK and the US. She has won several awards for her writing, including the Macmillan Writers Prize for Africa – Most Promising New Writer Award in 2004, Commonwealth Short Story Competition in 2007 and Penguin Prize for African Writing in 2010. She was also nominated for the Commonwealth Book Prize in 2012.
Ellen Banda-Aaku’s first book, Wandi’s Little Voice, won the Macmillan Writer’s Prize for Africa in 2004. Of the title, the judges stated that the author’s style reveals a rare gift for revealing the truth and contradictions at the core of human relationships. In 2007 she won the Commonwealth Short Story Competition for her story “Sozi’s Box”. Her first novel, Patchwork, won the 2010 Penguin Prize for African writing and was shortlisted for the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize. Patchwork is currently being translated into German. In 2006 Banda-Aaku sat on the judging panel for the Macmillan Writer’s Prize for Africa. In 2012 she was awarded the Zambia Arts Council Chairpersons Ngoma award for her outstanding achievements in literature. She has conducted creative writing workshops in Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia.
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Josefin Ranked on the list of most popular Children'S Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Zambia. Ellen Banda-Aaku celebrates birthday on May 6 of every year.