Portia Arthur

Portia Arthur (born 7 January 1990) is a Ghanaian author, writer and reporter.[1][2][3] She launched her first book titled "Against The Odds" in July 2018.[4] She also started 'The Book Per Child Initiative', which aims at inspiring young people to read, by supporting them with educational materials and establishing reading clubs in various schools and churches.[5]

Portia Arthur
Born (1990-01-07) 7 January 1990
Kumasi, Ghana
OccupationAuthor
Writer
Reporter

Education

Arthur graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University where she studied publishing.

Awards and recognitions

Arthur was nominated as the Fashion/Lifestyle Blogger of the Year at the 2019 Ghana Lifestyle Awards.[6] She was also nominated for the MakeUp Blog of the Year at the 2019 Ghana MakeUp Awards for her contribution to Pulse Lifestyle on Pulse Ghana.[7] On January 31st, 2020, Portia was verified on Instagram. [8]

References
  1. "Against The Odds! New book by Lifestyle Writer Portia Arthur empowers millennials". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. "Meet Ghanaian author Portia Arthur, on a mission to cultivate a reading culture among children". Entertainment. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. "Lifestyle writer, Portia Arthur models for Meg'signature's new collection". Ghanafuo.com. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. Arthur, Portia (16 November 2017). Anaman, Fiifi Essilfie (ed.). Against The Odds. Isaac Nana Baah, Alex Osei Bonsu. Portia Arthur.
  5. "Against The Odds! New book by Lifestyle Writer Portia Arthur empowers millennials". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. "Pulse Ghana's Portia Arthur nominated for 2019 Ghana Lifestyle Awards". pulse.com.gh. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  7. "Ghana makeup Awards".
  8. "Portia Arthur on Instagram: "To everyone supporting me in diverse ways, I am very grateful. 🙏🙏🙏 #theauthorsyearbook #portiaarthurreads #portiaarthurmentors"". Instagram. Retrieved 14 February 2020.


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