Joyce Efia Harmer - How Far We've Come for Age 14 plus
Thu, 06 Feb
|In School
Join author Joyce Efia Harmer as she shares the journey behind How Far We’ve Come. Discover the fascinating research, global travels, and inspiration for Obah’s authentic voice, alongside Joyce’s personal history and her passion for crafting this powerful and important story.
Time & Location
06 Feb 2025, 11:15 – 12:00
In School
About the Artists & Speakers
Joyce Efia Harmer was born in London. She has a BA in English Language and Literature from King's College London. Joyce has taught English in Italy and Australia and more recently in a busy London comprehensive. In 2016 Joyce was selected as one of six to take part in the Megaphone Writers' Scheme to support diverse voices in literature. In 2017 she was selected as a finalist in Penguin's WriteNow scheme. She lives in London with her husband, two sons and a Havanese dog.
Shorllisted for the Young Quills Award and longlisted for the Branford Boase Award and Diverse Books Award, Joyce Efia’s debut novel How Far We’ve Come was first published in May 2023 to wide critical acclaim, including Children’s Book of the Week in The Times, June’s YA Titles in the Irish Times and Best New Novels in both The Guardian and The Observer. How Far We’ve Come was also voted…