About me

Maame Blue is a Ghanaian-Londoner, recipient of the 2022 Society of Authors Travelling Scholarship, and author of the novel Bad Love, which won the 2021 Betty Trask award and was shortlisted for the Betty Trask Prize. Her short stories have appeared in two anthologies - Speaking Volumes anthology Not Quite Right For Us and the KYD New Australian Fiction 2020 anthology. Her writing will also appear in the upcoming children’s anthology Joyful, Joyful and she is currently working on a second and third novel in between running writing workshops and cautiously travelling.

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• I am running a selection of online writing workshops for new and emerging writers during July and August!

Projects

• Writing Workshops for New and Emerging WritersAre you a new writer looking for help in refining a complicated character or relationship story? Maybe you want to learn how to write short stories? Or perhaps you’re an organisation or bookclub looking to upskill with a fun and interactive creative writing session? Browse the writing workshops on offer to see if Maame Blue can help move your writing forward.
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  As a black British writer, I had to bypass mainstream publishers to get a book dealDespite having what some might consider an interesting ‘origin story’, it felt for a long time like my journey was also somehow a hindrance to building a writing career in the UK, writes Maame Blue for The Independent
• How to write about complicated relationships: Writing the small thingsMaame Blue, author of Bad Love, draws on her experience as a psychotherapist to convey the subtle signs that a relationship is in trouble. Written for Writers Online
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  I found my voice as a Black author – and the people who would help amplify itFor the longest time I was convinced that there was only one route to getting published, and I was nowhere near it. I wrote about this for iNews...
• How Can Black Authors Define Themselves In An Overwhelming White Publishing Industry?It should come as no surprise to anybody that the problems facing black authors in the publishing industry are systematic. But what now? Maame Blue explores this for Black Ballad
• Bad LoveMy debut novel is out now! Bad Love tells the story of Ekuah Danquah, a London-born Ghanaian who is 18 years old when she falls in love for the first time. As both narrator and protagonist, she delves into her memories of angst and confusion that dismantled her experience of that first, impactful romantic relationship. It meets none of her rigid expectations and instead shines a harsh light on other significant relationships in her life; especially the marriage of her parents, something she had

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Work history

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Freelance Writer & AuthorSelf Employed
Jan 2020London, United KingdomFreelance
I am a writer and award-winning author of the novel Bad Love. I teach creative writing workshops, write reviews of books and art events for online lit mags, and have stories featured in two groundbreaking anthologies. I am always on the lookout for new writing and workshop opportunities.
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Lifestyle and Travel BloggerMaamebluewrites.com
Feb 2015London, United KingdomFreelance
A site running three blogs: 1) A blog about London life, 2) A blog about a year living in Australia, 3) A blog about returning home

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Skills

• Writing
• Proofing
• Podcasting
• Blogging
• Travel Writing
• Content Copywriting
• Creative Writing
• Research
• Project Co-ordination
• Website Copywriting

Education

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Graduate Certificate Psychosocial StudiesBirkbeck, University of London
Aug 2012 - Apr 2013London, United Kingdom
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MSc Psychotherapy and CounsellingUniversity of Roehampton
Sep 2009 - Apr 2012Roehampton Ln, London SW15 5PU, UK

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Awards

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Betty Trask AwardSociety of Authors
Awarded to Bad Love. The Betty Trask Prize and Awards are awarded to a writer under the age of 35 for a first novel.