Nii Ayikwei Parkes, born in the UK to parents from Ghana, where he was raised, is a writer, editor and socio-cultural commentator. A recipient of Ghana’s ACRAG award for poetry and literary advocacy, he is Senior Editor at flipped eye publishing. Winner of multiple awards, notably the Prix Laure Bataillon for the French translation of his novel Tail of the Blue Bird, he splits his time between Ghana and the UK, where he produces literature events and teaches.