ABEOKUTA WRITERS WORKSHOP HOLDS TOMORROW
18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2021
The much awaited
Abeokuta Writers Workshop holds tomorrow 18th day of September,
2021,
At the AAC Secretariat,
beside NIPCO Filling Station, Along MKO Abiola Way, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
This was contained in a press statement
issued by the Coordinator of the Club, Darasimi Adeoye in Abeokuta on Saturday.
According to the release, the workshop will encourage participants to think of themselves as
writers and take their writing seriously. It will also give them the skills to
express their important thoughts and celebrates the fact that their stories and
ideas matter and are worth expressing.
The workshop
will also help the participants to: Discover
themselves and their writing paths, Find out what their writing strengths are,
Accept the weaknesses in their writing, Learn to handle critiques of their
works, Meet people who share their passion, Improve their writing, Adopt new
writing techniques, Get access to a mentor, Gain experience and get a lot of
creative writing practice.
Abeokuta Writers Workshop is an avenue
where writers develop their craft and come together in the spirit of discovery
and fellowship. The workshop promises to explore the craft of writing in a way
that is clear, practical, and inspiring. Also designed
for writers who have a specific project started or visioned, and want to get
busy writing, imagining and sharing their worlds with others.
Abeokuta Book Club welcomes all
interested Ogun state citizens who want to learn more about writing and
publishing, no matter their age, experience, or education.
The Workshop has been slated to take
place on the 18th day of September, 2021.
Some of the topics to cover include: Fundamentals
of Creative Writing (Poetry, Prose and Drama), Obtaining ISBN, ISSN, character
development, publishing, editing, scriptwriting, graphics design, illustration,
electronic publishing, ghost writing etc.
Registration is free, to register send
your name, phone number, location, gender, email and your favorite genre to
08072673852.
Benefits of participation include: Free
certificate of participation, free Creative Writing E-books and automatic
membership into the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW).
Expected to deliver lectures are:
BADEJO
BEATRICE MORENIKE
Badejo Beatrice
Morenike is currently the ISBN/ISSN Desk Officer of the National Library of
Nigeria, Ogun State branch. A practicing Librarian; She got her diploma and
Degree in Library and Information science from Bayero University Kano. A
Certified Librarian with the Librarian's Registration Council. Badejo Beatrice
Morenike has Participated in many conferences and workshops. She is also a
member of the Nigerian Library Association.
SAINT-OLAWALE
JIMOH
Saint-Olawale Jimoh is
the Founder of Saint-Olawale Jimoh's Literary Foundation for African Children
(which had her maiden Writing Competition recently), a self funded project
aimed at awakening the literariness in African Children. He's equally the
Founder and President of the Observers' Reflections International, an
intellectual and sensitization project, committed to repositioning our society
for better, through blogging and writing.
He is a proud winner of
the Distinguished John Bunyan for Creative Writing; a paid writer, published
author, blogger, biographer, social commentator and media entrepreneur.
A member of the Society
Of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW), International Writers' Association (IWA), a
Fellow of Rob Parnell's Writing Academy and an alumnus of the prestigious
Political Academy, a Nigerian pioneer private platform for mentoring aspiring
leaders and political players.
Over the years, he has
authored 7 books including the newly published one titled 'Journey to Self'
which is fast growing into a bestseller. He has equally written over 150
articles published online and in few Nigerian newspapers some of which provoked
debates and earned him recognitions home and abroad. One of his works titled,
'TEN KINGS, TEN ERAS (A Message to People in Power at the Moment)' was recently
featured on Martin Firell Public Art Text for The Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Perfomance of Tosca- The Royal Opera House London.
SHINA
FASANMI
Shina Fasanmi is a
freelance writer and a former Coordinator of the Society of Young Nigerian
Writers (SYNW). He teaches Use of English, Advanced Writing Skills and Creative
Writing on online platforms. Some of his creative writings have featured in
Nigerian dallies and journals. He is a reporter for Opera News.
ADEMOLA
AYOMIDE MIRACLE
Ademola Ayomide Miracle
is a nutritionist, lifestyle therapist, a writer, a speaker, and a climate
change advocate.
He is the CEO of
Ourdiet Line, an organization that gives updates about the new developments in
the field of nutrition and health, the organization also deliver lectures and
teachings concerning healthy living and healthy eating through outreaches and
online platforms.
He has written several
poems and books so as to enlighten readers on several issues of life. One of
his books is "My Passion, My Course", a book that teaches how to
merge passion with reality. He was one of the over 60 writers from 14 countries
that wrote a global anthology titled "war against fake news". He was
an editor of an anthology on rape titled "GET CONSENT.
He has also acquired
several trainings and certifications from institutions such as Mohammed Bin
Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai., Nigeria Red Cross
society and Initiative for Sound Education, Relationship and Health (ISERH)
among others. He is also a member and ambassador of quite a number of
organizations such as People of Possibility, Difference Maker Corporation,
Global Warming Shield foundation, people of possibility and Ecogreen among
others.
He is an alumnus of
Federal Polytechnic, Ede where he earned a diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics
and currently an undergraduate of Federal university of Agriculture, Abeokuta
studying the same course. He has received several awards especially in regard
to his academic pursuit and he is currently the Deputy Campus Director of
Hultprize in Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
He is a passionate
young man committed to making Nigeria and the world in general a better place
through health and nutrition advocacy, writing, climate change advocacy,
entrepreneurship, leadership and any other opportunities that shall be
available.
TEMILADE
AJAYI
Temilade Ajayi was born
in Abeokuta, Ogun State where she had her primary and secondary education
before proceeding to Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye for her first degree
in Yoruba Language in 2014. She did her mandatory one year service at Federal
Government College, Sokoto in 2017 and was retained as a Yoruba Language
teacher till she resigned in April, 2021. Presently, she is a teacher at Sacred
Heart Catholic College, Oke-Ilewo Abeokuta, her Alma mater. She is a teacher by
profession and a writer by passion.
DARASIMI
ADEOYE
Darasimi Adeoye is a
graduate of the Federal College of Education, Osiele, Abeokuta. Ogun State,
Nigeria. She is currently the Coordinator of Abeokuta Book Club.
