{"id":1388,"date":"2026-05-08T02:57:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T02:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwa.edu.gh\/?page_id=1388"},"modified":"2026-05-28T09:49:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:49:48","slug":"founders-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwa.edu.gh\/?page_id=1388","title":{"rendered":"FOUNDERS MESSAGE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1388\" class=\"elementor elementor-1388\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3edfbe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3edfbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7287cf8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget 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style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #555555; letter-spacing: .15pt;\">Each of us is gifted with a seed\u2014a unique idea, a distinct voice, a story aching to be told, a hopeful dream. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced writer, our program welcomes all levels. Together, we plant these seeds and nurture them with hard work, unbridled passion, and mentorship from experienced writers and instructors. <\/span><\/p><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"><p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #555555; letter-spacing: .15pt;\">Writing creatively is more than a vocation; it is a discipline that empowers us to see the world with nuance, uncover truths, and transform experience and imagination into meaningful change, inspiring hope and purpose in your journey as a professional writer.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #555555; letter-spacing: .15pt;\">Through stories, scripts for television, theatre and film, poetry, fiction and non-fiction, we can foster empathy, resilience, and communal healing. As poets, novelists, screenwriters, playwrights, corporate writers, copywriters, and hybrid artists, we have learned that words can be comic, wrenching, uplifting, and transformative. Words have the power to shape perceptions, change minds, spark dialogue, and affect real lives, so we must use them with care, courage, and humility.<\/span><\/p><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"><p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #555555; letter-spacing: .15pt;\">At CWA, we aim to equip students with a toolkit that will turn ordinary stories into memorable narratives with authenticity; voice and style, developing a unique perspective while remaining adaptable to varied forms and audiences; structure and craft, mastering pacing, tension, rhythm, and the architecture of argument or storytelling; revision and discipline, understanding that great writing is often the result of relentless editing; and ethical storytelling, honouring subjects, interlocutors, and communities with responsibility, consent, and care. These skills prepare you for careers in education, journalism, marketing, public policy, law, technology, and entrepreneurship, opening pathways to professional growth and influence. <\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #555555; letter-spacing: .15pt;\">So, <\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: #555555; letter-spacing: .15pt;\">We encourage you to write boldly, think critically, edit carefully, speak eloquently, and engage actively with the world.<\/span><\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53906306 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53906306\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ab5ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18ab5ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e312469 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e312469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">join us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1794d70d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1794d70d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To enrol, complete the application form and join us on a journey of continual learning and creative growth where you can embrace curiosity and find joy in reading and activities that will challenge and uplift you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731954f0 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"731954f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOUNDER&#8217;S MESSAGE Professor Hajara L Daniel (Mrs) Founder and Principal As Ghana\u2019s first writing school, the Creative Writing Academy (CWA) is a proud pioneer in nurturing creativity and inspiring future writers. \u00a0 Each of us is gifted with a seed\u2014a unique idea, a distinct voice, a story aching to be told, a hopeful dream. 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