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A-dZiko
Simba Gegele

A-Dziko Simba Gegele is a prize winning author whose work has been published in the Caribbean, England and the United States. Her debut novel All Over Again, won the inaugural Burt Award for Caribbean Literature in 2014. Born in England, Ms. Simba Gegele is of Nigerian and Jamaican parentage. She has been living in the Caribbean region since 1992, initially in Montserrat and then Jamaica – now her permanent home. Ms. Simba

Ms. Simba Gegele is also known in some areas of the Caribbean as a storyteller and workshop facilitator, specializing in working with children.

A-Dziko Simba Gegele is a prize winning author whose work has been published in the Caribbean, England and the United States. Her debut novel All Over Again, won the inaugural Burt Award for Caribbean Literature in 2014. Born in England, Ms. Simba Gegele is of Nigerian and Jamaican parentage. She has been living in the Caribbean region since 1992, initially in Montserrat and then Jamaica – now her permanent home. Ms. Simba

Ms. Simba Gegele is also known in some areas of the Caribbean as a storyteller and workshop facilitator, specializing in working with children.

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