Tweet Part of my work this week has revolved around reading and researching the problems of the Nigerian book/publishing industry. Today I completed a list of questions/posers (included in a brief for an event my firm is working on) which I believe are central to the challenge. By ‘central’ I do not mean exhaustive, and [...]
Civitella 2: Interview with Uche Umez
November 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
Tweet Uche is the author of two collections of poem: Dark through the Delta, and Aridity of Feelings; a short story collection Tears in Her Eyes, and two children’s fiction: Sam and the Wallet and The Runaway Hero. The Boy Who Throws Stones at Animals, a collection of Children’s stories and The Outsider, a Young [...]
Civitella Ranieri Fellowship for Artists
November 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tweet The Civitella Ranieri Foundation provides annual fellowships to visual artists, musicians and writers from around the world who demonstrate exceptional talent and commitment to their disciplines. The fellowships were created by Ursula Corning in 1995 with the aim of encouraging the creative process and collaborative spirit by providing fellows with lodgings, a private workspace [...]
Obodo 9ja
October 25, 2012 By 4 Comments
Tweet Guest post by Adebiyi Olusolape* I read Achebe’s piece in the Grauniad. The piece says nothing about his latest book, but it says a lot about Nigeria. What follows are some of my prejudices and misconceptions, stated in response to statements culled from Achebe’s piece: I believe that it is fundamentally important, indeed essential to our humanity, [...]
Teju Cole’s 20+ Rules On Writing
October 8, 2012 By 1 Comment
Tweet Eight Letters to a Young Writer evolved as a fictional exercise addressed by Teju Cole to an imaginary young Nigerian writer. With the encouragement of Molara Wood, the editor of the series, Cole tried to move from discussions of simple writing precepts to more complex things like voice and calling. Those pieces, first published [...]
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