MnR's next guest Fui-Can Tamakloe has a colourful playlist which complements this rather engaging and colourful conversation. The writer shares fond memories of his childhood and growing up in spaces one barely recognises anymore due to urbanisation. We get a glimpse into what led him choose writing as a career and how the journey has been so far. The conversation also explores his growing love for research, for music and literature and his thoughts on the Creative & literary industries in Ghana. Special mentions include Joewackle Kusi, Rodney Assan, Poetra (Ama Asantewa Diaka).

Special Guest: Fui Can-Tamakloe is a writer based in Ghana. In 2017 he co-authored Made in Ghana: A Collection of Short Stories with Rodney Assan. In 2022, he co-wrote the Goodbye, Gold Coast audio drama with Joewackle J. Kusi. His short stories have appeared online in Tampered Press, adda, Kalahari Review, Flash Fiction Ghana, Afreada, and more. In print, his works have been showcased in EMY Magazine, TSA Collector’s Series: Artists and Cities, Kenkey for Ewes & Other Very Short Stories, Tsoo Boi: Voices That Protest, and more. He enjoys cold beers, great books, and slow traveling.

Elizabeth Johnson is a writer and researcher of Ghanaian-Nigerian heritage. Her short stories, poetry and creative nonfiction have appeared in a few online and print publications. She works with The Writers Project of Ghana as a project and media coordinator and manager of their annual literary festival, Pa Gya! A Literary Festival in Accra. She also works with The Library of Africa and the African Diaspora( LOATAD) and produced the maiden edition of their festival, Womanfest Ghana.