| 词条 | Ruby Yayra Goka |
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| name = Ruby Yayra Goka | honorific_prefix = | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|05|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = Accra, Ghana | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Dentist, author | language = | nationality = Ghanaian | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = Fiction | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | years_active = | module = | website = | portaldisp = | ethnicity = }}Ruby Yayra Goka (born 15 May 1982, Accra) is a Ghanaian dentist and author. She has 15 books to her credit and is best known for being a multiple Burt Award for African Literature winner in Ghana.[1][2] Goka, who is an alumnus of the University of Ghana Dental School, currently heads the Dental Department of the Volta Regional Hospital, Ho. LifeBorn in Accra, Ghana, Goka was born to Simon Yao Goka, a retired diplomat and Lydia Aku Goka, a stay-at-home-mother. When Ruby was two years old, her family moved to Ethiopia, where she attended the Peter Pan International School. When she was six, her family moved back to Ghana and she continued her basic and secondary education at the St. Anthony’s School (1988–96) and Achimota School (1996–99) respectively both in Accra. She obtained a BDS from the University of Ghana Dental School in 2009[3] and worked for two years at the Ridge Hospital Accra, in Accra. She later moved to Sogakofe, where she worked for two years at the South Tongu District Hospital. She became a member of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2016 after completing her residency training at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi. She currently heads the Dental Department of the Volta Regional Hospital, Ho. In 2017, Goka won an award in the Authorship and Creative Writing Category in the 40 under 40 awards in Ghana.[4] She was also awarded a Medical Excellence Award in Dentistry in the same year. Goka is a 2017 Mandela Washington Fellow.[5] BibliographyAdult Books:
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ghanabooktrust.com/burt-award-winners/|title=Burt Award Winners|website=Ghana Book Trust|accessdate=28 November 2017}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Goka, Ruby Yayra}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.burtaward.org/news/code-announces-the-winner-of-the-burt-award-for-african-young-adult-literature-all-stars|title=CODE Announces The Winner of The Burt Award For African Young Adult Literature All Stars|website=Burt Literary Awards|accessdate=28 November 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://geosireads.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/an-interview-with-ghanaian-writer-ruby-yayra-goka/|title=An Interview With Ghanaian Writer Ruby Goka|website=Geosi Reads|accessdate=28 November 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://kasapafmonline.com/2017/10/03/full-list-of-winners-at-2017-forty-under-40-award/|title=Full List of Winners at 2017 Forty Under 40 Awards|website=Kasapa FM Online|accessdate=28 November 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://citifmonline.com/2017/06/22/40-ghanaians-leave-for-2017-yali-programme-in-us/|title=40 Ghanaians Leave For YALI Programme in US|website=Citi FM Online|accessdate=28 November 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.graphic.com.gh/features/features/in-the-middle-of-nowhere.html/|title=Book Review: In The Middle of Nowhere|website=Graphic Online|accessdate=28 November 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://40under40awards.com.gh/nominee-list/|title=2017 Nominees|website=40under40awards|accessdate=29 November 2017}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ghananewsagency.org/social/shortlisted-entries-for-2017-ghana-writers-awards-announced-123485|title=Shortlisted Entries For 2017 Ghana Writers Announced|website=Ghana News Agency|accessdate=29 November 2017}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.burtaward.org/african-young-adult-lit|title=CODE’s Burt Award For African Young Adult Literature|website=CODE Burt Literary Awards|accessdate=29 November 2017}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.burtaward.org/celebrating-the-winners-of-the-2015-16-burt-award-for-african-literature|title=Celebrating the Winners of the 2015-16 Burt Award for African Literature|website=CODE Burt Literary Awards|accessdate=29 November 2017}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/644138/1/ghanaian-writers-pick-awards.html|title=Ghanaian Writers Pick Awards|website=Modern Ghana|accessdate=29 November 2017}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ghanabooktrust.com/picture-gallery/nggallery/thumbnails|title=Burt Awards 2013 Picture Gallery|website=Ghana Book Trust|accessdate=29 November 2017}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://accrabooksandthings.wordpress.com/2012/02/28/burt-award-for-african-literature-2011-winners-for-ghana/|title=Burt Award For African Literature - 2011 Winners For Ghana|website=Accra Books And Things|accessdate=29 November 2017}} 6 : 1982 births|Living people|Ghanaian women writers|Ghanaian women poets|Academics of the University of Ghana|People from Accra |
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