Nyka Atakora- Author

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Nyka.Nashe' AKA Nana Atakora or Nana Pittman was born in Jacksonville, Florida. Her pen name which is an acronym for her given name is N.y.k.a. She was reared by her father a prominent political figure of Ghana, West Africa and her mother a retired Naval officer. She was raised in the slums of Miami's toughest neighborhood Opa-locka. Her mother remarried early on which gifted her with two- half siblings and a step-father. To escape the stresses of being a misunderstood child she began to write short stories and mimic the popular music of her time. As she advanced through grade school and on to high school she would constantly find herself in the library or in a literary contest. She took to writing for her high school yearbook and eventually began to pen her own novels. She has won many awards for her stirring writing to include a nomination into Who's who of literary writers and a nomination for Silver Knights award in Journalism. Her writing influences are said to be Mya Angelou and Toni Morrison. The goal of her writing is to uplift and entertain with true gritty stories. She is quotes as saying "When the lights go out.....