Yaba Badoe

Yaba Badoe is an award-winning Ghanaian-British filmmaker and writer. In 2014 Yaba was nominated for the Distinguished Woman of African Cinema award. A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars is her debut YA novel.

Events at Word

The Witches of Gambaga

Friday 31 August 2:30 pm

The Witches of Gambaga is the extraordinary story of a community of women condemned to live as witches in Northern Ghana.

Starry, Starry Night

Friday 31 August 8:00 pm

John Campbell hosts the most electrifying, energising and eclectic evening of the festival, with seven local and international stars of the festival.

Yaba Badoe: Fire, Stars and Witches

Saturday 1 September 2:30 pm

Ghanaian-British film-maker and writer Yaba Badoe in conversation with Sionainn Byrnes.

The Freedom Papers

Sunday 2 September 1:00 pm

Yaba Badoe, Lloyd Jones, Juno Dawson, discuss what freedom means to them with Edinburgh International Book Festival Director Nick Barley

GO YA

Sunday 2 September 11:30 am

Young adult writers Juno Dawson, Whiti Hereaka, Yaba Badoe read from their work in this free event, introduced by Paula Morris.