Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf Sowe

Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf Sowe was born in Bakau Newtown, The Gambia. He attended Kabafita Lower and Upper Basic School in Brikama and proceeded to Masroor Senior School. While schooling, he also worked as a Senior Radio presenter at FMB radio station in Brikama and won the Third Prize category in the State of the World’s Population 2005. Modou first literary work,  Don’t Judge the Book By the Cover, was well received. He is the founder and chairperson of the Young Writers Association of The Gambia (YWAG), formerly known as the National Literary Award for Young Writers (NLAWFY), and founder/chairperson of the Youths and Children in Media Development (YCHIMED).  He was the first Regional Chairperson of the National Patriotic Students’ Association (NaPSA) for West Coast Region.