Shaakira Ally Wins Outstanding Author Excellence Award at Mastermind 2025

Post by : Elena Malik

Shaakira Ally, author of I Swear by Azania, wins the Outstanding Author Excellence Award at Mastermind Awards 2025.

Her debut novel tells the story of a girl born with Pseudoachondroplasia, raised in a racially divided post-apartheid South Africa. The book explores pain, healing, and hope in the face of injustice.

Shaakira’s voice as an educator and poet continues to move readers worldwide.

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