Girl with the Louding Voice (Daré) - Author Bio

Author Bio
• Birth—N/A
• Where—Lagos, Nigeria
• Education—J.D., University of Wolverhampton; M.Sc, Glasgow Caledonian University; M.A., University of London
• Currently—lives in Essex, England


Abi Daré grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, and has lived in the UK for nearly 20 years.

She studied law at the University of Wolverhampton and has an MSc in International Project Management from Glasgow Caledonian University, as well as an MA in Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London.

The Girl with the Louding Voice won the Bath Novel Award for unpublished manuscripts in 2018 and was also selected as a finalist in the 2018 Literary Consultancy Pen Factor competition.

Abi lives in Essex with her husband and two daughters, who inspired her to write her debut novel. (From the publisher.)