The Anniversary

Festus Sama-Ambe hails from Bafut in the North West Region of Cameroon. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English Language and literary studies with a minor in Theatre Arts from the University of Yaounde, a Higher Teachers' Diploma from the Higher Teachers' Training College (ENS) Yaounde, and a master’s degree in literatures in English from the University of Buea. Before moving to the United States, he taught English and Literature in several high schools in Cameroon and functional English at the University of Bamenda. He was also an Examiner of the Advanced level literature with the Cameroon General Certificate of Education Board for twenty-five years and a Regional Pedagogic Inspector for the promotion of Bilingualism in the Ministry of Secondary Education, Cameroon. Sama-Ambe is passionate about drama, poetry, and fiction. Some of his publications include Cries of Restoration (play), Stories from the Pulpit, Volumes One & Two (short stories), all published locally in Cameroon. He also contributed to Bearing Witness, a poetry collection on the Anglophone crisis in Cameroon, published by Spears Books. Some of his poems have also been featured on Poetry.com. He is a member of the Anglophone Cameroon Writers' Association (ACWA) and is interested in environmental issues, which he believes are integral to human activity.