Agymah Kamau
Encyclopedia
Kwadwo Agymah Kamau is an Barbadian American
novelist.
, moved to New York in 1977. He studied at Virginia Commonwealth University
. He graduated from the City University of New York
with a bachelors degree in finance and a masters degree 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, InSyte Magazine.
He teaches creative writing at the University of Oklahoma
.
Barbadian American
Barbadian Americans are Americans of Barbadian heritage or Barbadian-born people who live in the United States of America. The 2000 Census recorded 53,785 US residents born on the Caribbean island 52,170 of whom were born to non-American parents, and 54,509 people who described their ethnicity as...
novelist.
Life
He is a native of BarbadosBarbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
, moved to New York in 1977. He studied at Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...
. He graduated from the City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
with a bachelors degree in finance and a masters degree 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
Paule Marshall
Paule Marshall is an American author. She was born Valenza Pauline Burke in Brooklyn to Barbadian parents and educated at Girls High School, Brooklyn College and Hunter College . Early in her career, she wrote poetry, but later returned to prose...
at Virginia Commonwealth University in the MFA program.
His work has appeared in Callaloo, Caribbean Vibes, Gumbo, InSyte Magazine.
He teaches creative writing at the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
.
Awards
- 2003 Whiting Writers' AwardWhiting Writers' AwardThe Whiting Writers' Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays. The award is sponsored by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation and has been presented since 1985. As of 2007, winners receive US $50,000.-External links:**...
- 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