Hadiatou Wann
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Hadiatou Wann

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Hadiatou Wann is an award-winning author. The adult and children's book author holds a Written Storytelling Certificate from the Story Center at Mid-Continent Public Library. Her love of writing began as a teenager. Ever since, the Guinean-native has relied on writing as a tool to voice her views. She is the founder of “I Am African and I Can,” a blog that highlights stories of Black women’s struggles and successes. Wann has been published nine times in The Banner: The Official Newspaper of the College of Staten Island and on Get Down to Business, a publication that covers topics on finance, marketing, and life advice pertaining to business. In 2023, she received the Distinguished Favorite Award in the Multicultural Nonfiction category for her memoir Modest in the West: An Untainted Journey of Wearing Hijab from the Big Book New York City Award. She is the recipient of the BookFest Fall 2022 Award, winner of The 2021 SGWA Leadership Award, which is given to an individual who exemplifies excellence and whose leadership has had positive impact in not only the West African community but the greater community as well in higher education, civic engagement and philanthropy. She is a recipient of the 2020 Author of the Year Award—given out by Just A Kid With A Dream Foundation, Inc.— and 2019 recipient of “Stars Under 40,” an award given out by Schneps Media. Also in 2018, she received a leadership award from Eric L. Adams, president of the Borough of Brooklyn for empowering the youth through literature.
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