Samelia Bawuah has always been an avid reader; she has been reading since she
was three years old, hence her complete understanding of what young people enjoy reading. She is an Author, Writer, Publisher, Motivational speaker and a business woman. Being the first of 4 siblings she has played the big sister role long enough to understand the reading needs within the various age brackets.

AUTHOR/ PUBLISHER
Samelia combines the authentic traditions of Africa with the ever evolving cultural lifestyle in this present age. While her well-travelled experience influences her writing direction, she is sensitive to the need to preserve the rich African culture. Hence most of her books are set in a typical Afropolitan environment suitable for children and pre teens.
Her books do not only help improve the vocabulary of children between 8 and 16, they are enjoyable tools that expose kids to real issues that they may be confronted with.

Samelia has 3 different series running: The Judacan Adventures, 3 Siblings Series and Raising 3 Siblings.

Drawing on moments from her own experience in a boarding school‘Judacan Adventures’ is about the uncertainties and complexities of being sent away to an all-girls Catholic boarding school for the first time.
The main characters are from a mixed background. They have to adjust to boarding school life, tolerate it and even come to love it, while dealing with their own personal issues of life, growing up, religion and everything in between.
Titles in this Series include:

Freshers’ Welcome
Justify Your Inclusion
Ms. Fresher and
Shadows of the Term.
Back to School
Taking a Stand
This Series is serialized in Junior Graphic, the largest children newspaper in Ghana. With circulation of over  a hundred thousand a week.
 Children between the ages of 9 and 16 love it.

‘3 Siblings’ Series is based on three Siblings growing into their teens in Middle Class Accra. They quarrel, they cannot stand each other, they fight but their love for each other, knows no bounds. Their parents know they have done right by their children, most of the time anyway.  The fans of this series are 7- 12 year olds.

3 Siblings
3 Siblings and A Cousin
3 Siblings and Family
3 Siblings and Josh’s Journey

‘Raising 3 Siblings’ are for the younger ones. The characters are the same as the Original 3 Siblings. The only difference is we have gone younger. The characters are learning some traits as patience, love, and giving. The target age is 5 to 8 yearolds.
Arrival of the 3rd Sibling
Bucket load of games

The Raising 3 Siblings have their own activity books. These books are designed to start children on the right path to a lifetime of reading, counting and writing. In this series we have;

Learning Phonics with Joshua
Learning to Count with Joshua
Learning Shapes and Colours with Joshua
Learning Handwriting with Joshua
Learning ABC with Joshua
Learning Phonics with Naomi
Leaning Addition with Naomi
Leaning Multiplication with Naomi

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE
Samelia does double duty as a Writer and Publisher. Prior to founding Sage Literary House, Samelia worked at EPP group, one of the largest publishing and distribution houses across West Africa, as the Head of Marketing, Primary School Division for Ghana.

OTHER AFFILATIONS
She is an active member of the HOPSA, Holy Child Past Students Association and Rotary Club of Accra Labone.

PERSONAL PROFILE
Samelia had the opportunity to school in Ghana,(Holy Child School) England,(Oxford Media and Business School) and United States of America (University of Missouri – Columbia). Because of her having lived other cultures apart from her own, she has come to the realization that children all over the world are basically the same; they have the same dreams and aspirations. The only difference is exposure.

She believes that picking up a book can transport anybody to just about anywhere they want to go. She lives in Accra, Ghana.

For more information and sample reading please visit her official website: www.readsamelia.com or on facebook at www.facebook.com/readsamelia.
Or email sameliaosei@hotmail.com.

REFERENCES:
Mrs. Mavis Kitcher
Editor of Junior Graphic
Graphic Communications Group Limited
P.O. Box GP 742
Accra
Tel: 0302 684001 - 10

Mrs. Agatha Akonor- Mills
Ghana Book Publishers’ Association
Executive Member
P.O. Box AN 5998
Accra North
Tel:0244456055

TEACHERS/ LIBRARIAN REVIEW
Your books especially; 'The Judacan Adventures', are modern day Enid Blyton(Mallory Towers), with an African twist. The children can't get enough of them, they can relate to the stories. They are very realistic, easy to read but enough exciting plots to keep the reader wanting more.
They are even nostalgic for the adults who have read them, because most of their parents went to boarding schools. These books have wet their appetite for other books in this genre, because these books are usually in series, a child who would normally read 1, 2 or no book at all, has become a reader after reading 4 or 5 of these books religiously.
We all know reading improves our fluency with the English language, children acquire more expressions, which in turn help them in their other subjects and thereby, taking their confidence a notch up. Good luck with your review.

Abena Boaitey Kuffour
Senior Librarian
Bookworm Library.
Spintex Road Accra.

As a literacy consultant and experienced English Teacher with teaching experience both in the United Kingdom and in several parts of Africa, I am always on the lookout for the next big thing to get students reading. I found Samelia Bawuah’s novels refreshing; they are good reads, certainly, but more than that, they speak to a certain sensibility of the modern teenager and their world. My students love them, this is a writer they feel can actually see them and write about them. Themes like bullying, sibling rivalry and coming-of-age feature prominently in these texts.
Her reading workshops at our top rated international school went down a storm. My students were captivated and motivated to read and write; I recommend her novels for all teens. Written in language to challenge and yet easy enough to understand, her novels feature settings and plots akin to Enid Blyton’s Mallory Towers Series. No young person should grow up without reading them.
I used the novels as a way into appreciation of literature for students I knew were not enthusiastic about the subject with fantastic results. The issues discussed are so consonant with their daily lives that it stimulates discussion and fosters in all,a love for reading. I highly recommend it!

Ama Serwah Nerquaye-Tetteh
German Swiss International School
www.gsis-accra.org
Accra Ghana

READERS REVIEW
I loooove the Judacan Adventures. They are like a well prepared meal. It leaves me asking for me.
Priscilla Forson, JHS2, Matyrs of Uganda School, Kumasi.
When will your next book be out? I cannot wait to read it.
Rachel Denkyira, JHS1, Christian Home School, Dansoman Accra.
Hello Ms.Samelia, I have read all your books and I think they are so fun, when will the next series  of 3 Siblings be out.
Augustine Gyan, JHS 1, St. Marcellin School, Kumasi.

Miss Bawuah, thank you for your books and KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
Angela Benin, Class 6, Chapel Hill International School, Takoradi.

Hello Samelia, thank you for Ms. Fresher.  I used to make myself throw up after I ate, after reading your book, I am trying to stop. The book has helped me a lot. Thanks for the advice.
Name withheld, SHS1, Wesley Grammar School, Dansoman, Accra.

I thought Ms. Bawuah was a Moslem because she wrote about my religion with so much understanding. Thank you, being a Moslem can be lonely in my school.
Katoumi Alhassan, SHS1, St. Roses Senior High.
Samelia, is there really a Judacan School? I am presently choosing Senior High School and I want to go there.
Leigh Thompson, JHS3, Southeastern Academy,Accra.                Go back to Interview with Samelia