Nigerian born Ducth author and a clergywoman Mercedes Monden finally launched The Art of Writing-Book Publishing Service & Writers Courses, a publishing company specialised in promoting and publishing Christian books, the author of several successful nonfiction books such as Fulfilling God’s Purpose for Your Life: Against All Odds” which landed her at Port Harcourt Book Festival in 2014 is ready to support and promote upcoming writers in Nigeria and Africa at large.
Professor Wole Soyinka, who first discovered the multi-talented writer Mercedes Monden in 2003 at Turin International Book Fair also known as Fiera Internazionale del Libro , applauded her courage and ethiusatism to become a mainstream publisher.
In 2016 she gained popularity in the Netherlands, after her book Fulfilling God’s Purpose for Your Life Against All Odds was presented by Paula Michelle White-Cain in Van der Valk Hotel ( Hoofddorp). Recall , In 2019 she was nominated for the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize and her work has been translated into over thirty-two languages in various libraries.