Michael Donkor was born in London, to Ghanaian parents. He studied English at Wadham College at the University of Oxford, undertook a master’s in creative writing at Royal Holloway, and now teaches English literature to secondary school students. In 2014, his writing won him a place on the Writers’ Centre Norwich Inspires Scheme, where he received a year’s mentoring from Daniel Hahn. Housegirl is his first novel, and many of the issues in it are close to his heart.
Books in order of publication:
Housegirl – 2018
Hold – 2023
Grow Where They Fall – 2024
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