Kouam Tawa is a Cameroonian playwright, poet and critic.
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Childhood and education.
Kouam Tawa was born on the 31 of May 1974 in Bafoussam in the West region of Cameroon.
Career.
Resident "in the village" in the West region of Cameroon, he engages in literature, theater, and writing and dramaturgy workshops. This leads him to travel to several countries in the Francophone world. He has received several writing grants and is the author of about fifteen plays presented as readings, in space, or performed in Africa, Europe, North America, and Japan. Three children's books are among his latest publications:
"Mon garçon, ma fille", "Pourquoi m'appelle-t-on parapluie?" and "L'homme à l'oiseau".
He directs "La compagnie Feugham", a professional theater troupe based in Bafoussam, Cameroon. The company is also a space for writing, exhibition and rehearsals.