Margaret Busby

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Margaret Busby

Literature

#62

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#210

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Writing

#17

World Rank

#41

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literature Degrees

Margaret Busby

Communications

#145

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#288

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Linguistics

#1473

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#1858

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communications Degrees

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Why Is Margaret Busby Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Margaret Yvonne Busby, , Hon. FRSL , also known as Nana Akua Ackon, is a Ghanaian-born publisher, editor, writer and broadcaster, resident in the UK. She was Britain's youngest and first black female book publisher when she and Clive Allison co-founded the London-based publishing house Allison and Busby in the 1960s. She edited the anthology Daughters of Africa , and its 2019 follow-up New Daughters of Africa. She is a recipient of the Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature. In 2020 she was voted one of the "100 Great Black Britons". In 2021, she was honoured with the London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2023, Busby was named as president of English PEN.

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What Are Margaret Busby's Academic Contributions?

Margaret Busby is most known for their academic work in the field of literature. They are also known for their academic work in the fields of and communications.

Margaret Busby has made the following academic contributions:

• Daughters of Africa