Nii Ayikwei Parkes
Nii Ayikwei Parkes is a multi-genre author, primarily known for his hybrid novel, Tail of the Blue Bird. It was shortlisted for the 2010 Commonwealth Prize and went on to win the Prix Baudelaire, Prix Mahogany and Prix Laure Bataillon. Nii is also the author of two books of poetry, The Makings of You (2010) and The Geez, which was longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize and was a Poetry Book Society 2020 Recommendation.