It is a festival that brings together various stakeholders in the book industry in September of every year since 2011. It has the theme “Empowering Ghana through Reading.” The current content/activities (book readings, poetry, story-telling, book signings, quizzes, brass band
music, face painting, instant portrait drawing & graphics design). Composition of participants (writers: GAW & non-GAW; schools & colleges, writers’ clubs, writers’ clubs, diplomatic missions, members of parliament, personalities in the arts & creative industry, “Country of Focus,” etc.).

• Seek for financial support for the celebration of GAWBOFEST in the 16 regions to
  herald the observance of the national GAWBOFEST.
• Expand funding to include brand sponsorship or direct corporate sponsorship for a
  specific period (5 years, for instance).

It was established in 2012 by GAW in
collaboration with GES as a schools’ outreach programme by setting up of literary clubs in
all public Senior High Schools to encourage students to take interest in reading and writing.

• Revisit the MOU between GAW & GES to urge stakeholders to abide by its tenets.
• Form literary clubs in public SHSs.
• Form literary clubs in private SHSs.
• Look for corporate sponsorship for GAWSOP Filla Magazine (literary magazine) to
  ensure its free distribution to students.

It is a monthly variety literary event. It was created to bring members and their friends together in a literary celebration.

This award was instituted to promote adherence to
standards and literary excellence among GAW members. It is held in November of each year.

• Expand funding to include brand sponsorship or direct corporate sponsorship for a
  specific period (5 years, for instance).
• Mini awards to be held in the regions. The possibility of 1st and 2nd positions of each category from the regions to be submitted to the national awards will be discussed.

Provide human & financial resource to the branches such allocate seed money for office accommodation, basic furniture, etc.

• Akrofo Residency – The Akrofo Human and Environmental Resource Development project site is located at Akrofo, Jasikan-Buem, in the Oti Region of Ghana. It
  occupies a 10-hectare piece of land. It is a 4-bedroom, 3-round-hut facility.
• Ajumako-Kromaim Residency Project – This is located close to the University of
  Education campus at Ajumako, the district capital of Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District
  of the Central Region of Ghana. It is a 4-bedroom, 70% complete facility offered by
  Mr. John Wilberforce Essiah, a member of GAW.

The youth constitute the membership base of the Ghana Association of Writers (GAW), because we do not only believe in their writing skills but also seek to nurture them towards literary excellence. The GAW Young Writers Forum is therefore a project by the Association, aimed at bridging the gap between the old and young writers in Africa, starting with Ghana. This project was birthed out of the realisation that a huge gap exists between the old and new generation of writers. This gap exists in the areas of the linguistic world view or language, cultural memory and identity: aspects of folklore, religion, among others. The GAW Young Writers Forum has been instituted to create a platform for renowned African writers to pass on their intellect, share their experiences and mentor/train young and upcoming writers to excel both locally and internationally.

The aim of the Festival is to create avenue for discussing playwriting, the playwrights, rather than performance of plays. GAW intends to organise this event with other stakeholders such as the National Theatre of Ghana. The Festival would span over three days to involve screening of old plays/drama performances like the Osofu Dadzie drama series and concert party, theatre productions, workshops facilitated by known playwrights, exhibition of books/play dramatic works, etc. It is also a forum to celebrate people who contributed to playwriting such as Efua Sutherland, Kobina Sakyi, Kobina Eyi Acquah, Joe DeGraft, Ama Ata Aidoo, Prof. Martin Owusu, Dr. Mohammed Ibn Abdallah, Bill Marshall, Dr. Daniel Appiah-Agyei, etc., and for up-and-coming playwrights to determine their location in the field.