The Founders

The hands behind the house.

The Weekend Scriptorium was founded by two minds who came to literature by way of finance, marketing, engineering, and the long discipline of building things that last. They are also, both of them, writers.

Kwame Asare K

Kwame Asare

CEO & Co-Founder · Author

Kwame is the CEO and co-founder of The Weekend Scriptorium, a Ghana-based literary house dedicated to crafting compelling narratives and shaping ideas that inspire and educate the next generation in the books industry.

He brings a rare blend of marketing strategy, financial acumen, and high-level engineering leadership — a visionary's toolkit for building products and scaling businesses. As CEO, he combines this diverse background to lead the house with a holistic business perspective.

Kwame is also a recognised author in his own right, contributing to industry conversations through his writings, which often blend African culture with contemporary social themes, as well as technology, finance, engineering management, and educational books for young readers. His novel Beneath the River's Spirit is published by the house.

  • Degree in Marketing, with a focus on business strategy
  • Financial strategy and risk management at prominent financial institutions
  • Former Head of Engineering at a top-tier U.S. company, overseeing complex technical operations and managing large engineering teams
  • Certified in Artificial Intelligence (AI), driving development strategies that integrate data science and machine learning
Akosua Buabeng A

Akosua Buabeng

COO & Co-Founder · Author

Akosua is a distinguished executive leader and accomplished writer with over thirteen years of experience at the intersection of finance, business development, and literature. As COO of The Weekend Scriptorium, she leverages her analytical rigour and creative vision to drive intellectual empowerment and shape the next generation's leaders through transformative literature.

Her academic foundation — Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Marketing — has instilled a deep understanding of market dynamics, consumer behaviour, and brand positioning, enabling her to drive strategic growth and innovation at the house. Her career spans Africa's financial sector, with tenures at leading institutions in Ghana and an African state bank, where she developed expertise in financial strategy, project management, business development, and private banking for high-net-worth clients.

Akosua is the author of three novels published by the house: Strangers at the Village Gate, The Weight She Carries, and (with Kwame Asare) Unbreakable.

  • Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Marketing
  • 13+ years across Africa's financial sector — Ghana and an African state bank
  • Specialist: Project Management, Trade-Related Finance, Business Development
  • Former Private Banker, advising high-net-worth clients and cultivating strong relationships with key stakeholders
In their own words

On writing.

I came to fiction late, by way of balance sheets. The discipline turned out to be the same: every line has to earn its place.

Akosua Buabeng
on her debut season

There is a particular kind of book the world keeps quietly asking for and rarely getting. The house exists to make some of those books.

Kwame Asare
on the founding of the house