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Author · Ghana, West Africa
Stories born from shadow and soil. Poetry that listens when the forest speaks. A 17-year-old voice from Accra — writing the worlds he needed to find, and bringing reading back to a generation told books were over.
“I’m bringing reading back to Accra. One book at a time.”
Published Works
A debut poetry collection
Sixty poems across five emotional movements — from Burning through to Becoming. Rooted in Accra, exploring identity, grief, love, and what it means to be young in a world that asks too much.
“The poems are so profound — are you sure he’s only 17?”
Verified Amazon Reader — ★★★★★
The Chikomborero Chronicles
His name means Blessing. He never quite believed it. A boy, a silver wolf, an ancient forest under threat — and a twelve-year-old who must stand in two worlds at once.
“This was such an unputdownable book. I loved that Chiks finally sees that his name meaning Blessing was not a mistake. Can’t wait for book two.”
Verified Amazon Reader — ★★★★★
Signed copy: GHS 650 · Series bundle (Book 1 + 2): GHS 1,100
Call or WhatsApp +233 551 443 311 to order
The Chikomborero Chronicles
Rudo has a purple notebook, a mongoose named Zviko, and the kind of quiet determination that tends to terrify company lawyers. Because the axe forgets. But the tree remembers.
Signed copy: GHS 650 · Series bundle (Book 1 + 2): GHS 1,100
Call or WhatsApp +233 551 443 311 to order
Reader Reviews
“Some of the poems are so deep and relatable I promise I teared up. Don’t stop writing Jay and thank you.”
Nana Yaw
Accra · The Archives of My Shadow
“I never thought a book of poems could touch me so deeply but this did. This boy knows something we don’t — watch out for him.”
Nyhira
Accra · The Archives of My Shadow
“I couldn’t put The Girl the Stream Found down. Where is the next book please.”
Maame Ekua
Osu, Accra · The Girl the Stream Found
Read the books → jaydnbruce.com/books
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Three books. Two different worlds. Here’s how to find yours.
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Sixty poems across five movements — from grief to becoming. Short enough to read in an afternoon. Long enough to stay with you for years.
The Archives of My Shadow →Start here if…
A twelve-year-old boy, a silver wolf who speaks eighteen languages, and a forest that needs saving. The beginning of a series.
Chikomborero →Start here if…
Rudo steps forward. The stream has been waiting. Book 2 of the Chikomborero Chronicles — available now.
Buy Book 2 →Reading with a group? Download the free book club guide.
Book Club Guide School Study Guide Free Book Club Guide — PDF“Every story is a forest you have to walk through alone.”
— Jaydn Bruce
The Mission
Jaydn Bruce grew up in Accra in a world that told young Africans that reading was for school, not for life. He disagreed. At 17 he has written three books — a poetry collection rooted in the streets of Accra and two YA novels set in an African world that feels like home. Not because someone asked him to. Because someone had to.
Every book sold is proof that the story isn’t over. Every reader is part of bringing it back.
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Books Published
17
Years Old
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City. Accra.
The Writer
“Writing since the age of twelve, I write the worlds I needed to find.”
Jaydn Bruce is a seventeen-year-old writer and storyteller from Accra, Ghana. His work explores identity, belonging, and the quiet power of the natural world — rooted in West African culture, written for every reader who has ever felt like the wrong size for their own life.
Author of The Archives of My Shadow (2025) and Chikomborero: The Boy the Forest Chose (2026) — Book 1 of the Chikomborero Chronicles. Recently hosted a poetry reading in Accra. The Girl the Stream Found — Book 2 of the Chronicles — is coming soon.
He believes young people can change the world, one story at a time.
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From Chikomborero: The Boy the Forest Chose
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Beyond the Page
Novelist. Poet. Screenwriter. Jaydn’s stories don’t stop at the last page — they move.
For Educators
Study guides and book club resources for both books in the Chikomborero Chronicles. Designed for students aged 10-16. Suitable for English, Social Studies, and Cultural Studies.
To book a school visit with Jaydn — WhatsApp +233 551 443 311
Free to Read
Chapter 1 of Chikomborero is available free on Wattpad. A boy, a silver wolf, an ancient forest under threat. No account needed to start reading.
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Chapter One
“Many years ago, before you and I were born, in a small village on the edge of the wilderness, lived a boy named Chikomborero — or Chiks, as everyone called him. His name, as his mother often reminded him, meant Blessing.”
Chikomborero — Jaydn Bruce
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