Autor: Sianah Nalika DeShield

No stranger to the world of words, Sianah Nalika DeShield has utilized her passion and affinity for writing to empower others and advocate for a better world. Having found a love of writing at an early age, the author once dreamed of taking her talents to the world. In her beloved home Country, Liberia, the author found a discrepancy not only from a lack of writers in her country but of unequal opportunities for young people. Her desire to work with youth and advocate for her homeland, she pursued political science as an undergraduate degree. Her time spent as a student leader in Liberia afforded her the opportunity to experience first hand the dire need for young people in Liberia. Working in the social and political sciences opened the door for Sianah to help others, promote advocacy, and utilize her writing skills to effect change. With no interest in slowing down, the author went on to pursue a career in Administration. Her skills led her from Liberia to Cyprus where she pursued a Masters Degree in International Relations. It is then that she refocused her personal and professional goals back to the world of creative writing and married her love of language, advocacy, and international relations in a foundation where she can mentor young writers in her home country. Once the creative dreamer with the hopes of best seller- lists, Sianah has developed her skills around a lifelong passion for social change and creative development. Now she is dedicated to creating opportunities for young writers in Liberia that she did not have. Still, as passionate as ever about her own writing, the author can now add novelist to her long list of accomplishments and hopes to become one of the most prolific writers Africa has ever known.