Joel Savage is a freelance writer in Antwerp, who enjoys the challenges of creativity and adventure. Growing up in environment where he sees the experiences of hard living and those dying in desperation, it deepens his understanding and knowledge to start writing books inspired by true events. He was born in the central region of Ghana, Cape Coast, on January 19, 1957. He attended the Ebenezer Secondary School and Accra High School in Accra, Ghana. He later studied at the Ghana Institute of Journalism. Joel was a freelance writer for the Daily Graphic, Ghanaian Times and the Weekly Spectator. He became a naturalized citizen of Sierra Leone in 1985 and of Belgium in 2008. His first book ‘The Writer Died’ which focuses on his father’s childhood and adult experiences reveals the ordeal of a neglected child. His second book ‘Road of Agony’ reflects on his life as he struggles to take care of the welfare of his family after the untimely death of his father. As a passionate writer Joel records his life experiences as a roofless illegal immigrant sleeping at the central train station in Rome and shifting camp to Amsterdam, only to be incarcerated in his third memoir ‘Overseas Chronicle-The Rome and Amsterdam Experience’. Leaving his wife and a year old child in Africa for nine years, they finally joined him in Europe. But the happiness of the family turned into nightmare as his wife was diagnosed with aggressive type of breast cancer. Those days of sorrow is recorded in Joel’s fourth book ‘Heart of Endurance’. Having dedicated his life to writing non-fiction books Joel’s amassing experience and skills from previous publications enabled him to write his fifth book ‘Little Boygium-Wonderful Experience’ about his life in Antwerp, as he tries to integrate as a forklift driver, whilst he writes his books amidst scorn, underestimation and racism. ‘AIDS doesn’t discriminate, So why do we?’ is Joel’s sixth book coming out in June from his publisher ‘Virtual Book Worm’ in the United States of America. The book which is dedicated to HIV/AIDS victims worldwide eliminates the fears of caring for such patients and brings the human side to the forefront. Close the door against Aids, not the victim.  His seventh book ‘The Passion of Reggae and African Music’ the writer speaks to some of the masters behind the contemporary Reggae and African music. Read the live performances and interviews Anthony B, Joseph Culture Hill, Lucky Dube, Capleton, Gregory Isaacs, U-Roy, Julian Marley, Luciano, Tutu Puoane and a host of others.

Author of 'The Writer Died, Road of Agony and Overseas Chronicle. Available at Amazon.com. New novel 'Heart of Endurance' comes out Febuary 2013.