Fiction 2025
Of Dreams and Blue Ixoras
Yoofi senses something looming over his future while a distant detective investigates a murder whose circumstances reveal unexpected connections.
GHS 100 Available
FictionMysteryAfrican Literature
African & World Literature Scholar
Faith Ben-Daniels
Associate Professor of African and World Literature and Dean of the Faculty of Education and Communication Sciences at USTED, Ghana.
- Department
- Department of Languages Education
- Current Role
- Dean, Faculty of Education and Communication Sciences
- Creative Work
- Novelist, short story writer, and children's literature author
Associate Professor, Dean, Editor, and Author
Researching storytelling traditions, children's literature, African speculative fiction, world literature, food literature, and teaching literature.
Profile
A scholar, dean, editor, conference convenor, and creative writer.
A scholarly home for her work in African and world literature, traditional storytelling practices, children's literature, speculative fiction, food literature, teaching, editing, and public engagement.
Faith Ben-Daniels’ academic and creative work engages African and world literature, oral storytelling traditions, children’s literature, African speculative fiction, comparative studies of the supernatural, migration literature, food literature, and the teaching of literature.
She is also involved in editorial and convening work across the humanities, including Steadfast Arts and Humanities Journal, the African Teen Authors Book Initiative, the International Conference on Education and Humanities, and the Asante Studies International Conference.
Creative Work
Books and fiction
Explore her novels and short fiction, including A Quarter Past Midnight, Mimosa, Blue Ixora, Gray Skies, and Of Dreams and Blue Ixoras.
Fiction 2019
Gray Skies
Afia fights for justice for Farida, testing her powers as a clairvoyant while confronting her strengths and weaknesses as a woman and lawyer.
GHS 70 Available
FictionJusticeClairvoyance
Short Story 2018
Blue Ixora
Yoofi's border crossing into Forte Grass should have been routine, until a border guard, his mother's fear, and his destiny alter the journey.
GHS 50 Available
Short StoryFictionBorder Crossing
Updates
News and speaking engagements
Recent public engagements, conference appearances, institutional updates, and professional news.
Speaking July 4, 2026
Prof. Faith Ben-Daniels Speaks on Women's Journeys at The Shemove Conference
At The Shemove Conference, Prof. Faith Ben-Daniels, PhD, reflected on women's journeys, education, sacrifice, grit, and the choices that shape life in academia and professional spaces.
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