Hadiatou Wann

Hadiatou Wann is an award-winning adult and children's book author. She holds a Written Storytelling Certificate from the Story Center at Mid-Continent Public Library. Her love of writing began as a teenager. Ever since, she has relied on writing as a tool to voice her views. A writer of non-fiction and realistic fiction, her works are centered on relationships and spirituality. Wann has been published nine times in The Banner: The Official Newspaper of the College of Staten Island and on Get...See more

Hadiatou Wann is an award-winning adult and children's book author. She holds a Written Storytelling Certificate from the Story Center at Mid-Continent Public Library. Her love of writing began as a teenager. Ever since, she has relied on writing as a tool to voice her views. A writer of non-fiction and realistic fiction, her works are centered on relationships and spirituality. Wann has been published nine times in The Banner: The Official Newspaper of the College of Staten Island and on Get Down to Business, a publication that covers topics on finance, marketing, and life advice pertaining to business. Her memoir Modest in the West: An Untainted Journey of Wearing Hijab received the 2023 Distinguished Favorite Award in the Multicultural Nonfiction category from the New York City Big Book Award. She is a recipient of The BookFest Fall 2022 Award, which honors authors who create outstanding works of fiction and nonfiction. She is the winner of the 2021 SGWA (Sene-Gambian West African) Leadership Award, an award given to an individual who exemplifies excellence and whose leadership has had positive impact in not only the West African community but the greater community as well in higher education, civic engagement and philanthropy. She is a recipient of the 2020 Author of the Year Award-given out by Just A Kid With A Dream Foundation, Inc.- and 2019 recipient of "Stars Under 40," an award given out by Schneps Media. Also in 2018, she received a leadership award from Eric L. Adams, president of the Borough of Brooklyn for empowering the youth through literature. See less