Free Creative Writing Workshop for Young Writers

In a bid to fulfill one of our aims and objectives which is stipulated in the Society’s constitution (organizing literary and creative writing workshops and conferences for the development of our members). The Society of Young Nigerian Writers is organizing a free creative writing workshop for upcoming and aspiring Young Nigerian Writers.

The creative writing workshop, which promises to be an avenue for grooming and enhancing the skills and literary techniques of upcoming and aspiring writers in the country will also allow young and talented Nigerian writers between the ages of 7 and 35 to get their works published as some notable independent publishers will be on the ground to access and collect unpublished manuscripts for publication after the agreement between the publishers and the writers.

 

As there are many talented and upcoming writers in the country who are eager to write and waiting to get their works published; some have never written any works due to their inability and lack of technical know-how. An enabling ground should be created for upcoming and aspiring writers to sharpen and hone their literary skills and creativity which is the gap the society is filling.

Expected Guest lecturers at the workshop include: Dr. Remi Adedokun, former H.O.D, Theatre Arts Department, University of Ibadan who will be talking on – Writing an award winning children drama. Mr. Freeman Okosun, the National President of Biographers’ Collectives will be talking on the Fundamentals of book publishing and marketing and the present Vice-Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Oyo State Chapter, Mr. Akeem Ajibade will be talking on 'Writing, a world acclaimed Children Poetry anthology and short stories'.

Registration is for the workshop is free. Participants will have the opportunity of receiving free workshop materials and certificate of participation. Interested participant should text his/her name, age, genre interested in and their location to societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com or 08072673852.

Venue: Amphi-Theatre, by-main gate, along Ebrohime Road, University of Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria.

Date: Thursday, 29^th March, 2012.

Time: 1.00PM

For more information log on to www.societyforyoungwriters.webs.com.

Wole Adedoyin

National President

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Call for Entry: WOMA 2012: Home & Away

Women Make Art is back for 2012 with another 4Hr Nap and Caribbean Art project (CAp) collaboration. We are now accepting artwork submissions for this year’s exhibition, “Home & Away”. Our objective is to interact and engage with more women artists as we create regional and international solidarity through the project. The exhibition will run from March 31 – April 14, 2012 at the Gallery, St. George’s, Grenada.

Theme

Home & Away seeks to deal with all aspects of the home, of distance, of the working woman, of immigrant life, of the woman in the diaspora, of identity and place. What does it mean to be a female artist in the Caribbean? What does it mean to live or grow up in another place; to build a new life; to return to another home? We are interested in your stories.

Dates Deadline: February 29

Artist notification: March 5

Final Artwork submission: March 25

Exhibition: March 31 – April 14

Eligibility

Women artists, amateur and professional, 18 years and onwards. Artists must have Caribbean heritage, or live and work in the Caribbean and or the diaspora.

Submission & Media

All 2D media is eligible on paper or canvas: painting, illustration, drawing, photography, printmaking, collage, and digital works. Works will be mounted on the wall, so keep that in mind if you’re adventurous with your mixed media. Final Size: 9” x 12”

You can submit up to five (5) high resolution jpgs (72dpi, 2mb limit) using this entry form. If you are a participant a high resolution image (300dpi) will be required for the catalogue. Overseas chosen participants who are required to mail in work are advised to ensure the work is well protected. We are not responsible for bad postal service and damaged works.

Fees

All fees are quoted in USD. Entry fee $15 only if artwork is chosen for the exhibit. This fee covers the cost of hosting the exhibition. Exhibition pieces should be listed for sale. Artists receive 70% on their listed price. (Yay!) Overseas payments will be made online via PayPal and a cash payment option will be available for Grenada and Trinidad-based artists only.

Participants

Curation will be done by the members of 4Hr Nap and CAp. Acceptance notice emails will be sent to all artists who are chosen for the show with further instructions on final submissions. Overseas artists are strongly advised to submit early.

Exhibition & Catalogue

After the exhibition closes, unsold work will be available for sale online through our website. A WOMA 2012 catalogue will be available for purchase after the exhibition. For more information: http://womenmakeart.blogspot.com To submit: http://womenmakeart.blogspot.com/p/register.html Connect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/womenmakeart

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