Archives Tag: Efe Paul Azino
Speakers at the Connect Nigeria Writers’ Conference 2019
April 19, 2022
The Writers’ Conference 2019 organized by Connect Nigeria will hold on the 21st of September. This year’s theme is Translating Writing into Money, and the objective is to “expose writers to the various money-making opportunities in different fields of writing.” Words have always been necessary for communication, and communication is what drives interaction between members … Continue reading Speakers at the Connect Nigeria Writers’ Conference 2019
Connect Nigeria’s Writers’ Conference 2019 – Meet The Speakers (Part I)
April 19, 2022
With arrangements in top gear for Connect Nigeria’s Writers’ Conference 2019, scheduled to hold on September 21, 2019, we give you a brief highlight of our speakers slated for the event. Dare Olaitan SCRIPTWRITER Olaitan is a graduate of Economics and Business Management from Illinois Wesleyan College. His belief that the biggest area for growth … Continue reading Connect Nigeria’s Writers’ Conference 2019 – Meet The Speakers (Part I)
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Recap – LIPFEST 2018: Conversations From ‘Finding Home’
April 19, 2022
Many arguments exist and still persist about why there is not the proliferation of poetry in mainstream entertainment in Nigeria, and while some views hold that Nigerians just do not appreciate the form of art, a handful of Nigeria’s finest exports in Performance Poetry gathered to engage the debate by simply practicing their art under … Continue reading Recap – LIPFEST 2018: Conversations From ‘Finding Home’
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LIPFEST 2018: Poetry Workshop With Lebo Mashile
April 19, 2022
The fourth edition of the Lagos International Poetry Festival (LIPFEST), began on Wednesday, 31st October 2018, with this year’s week-long event, set to push the boundaries of collective thinking through disruptive conversations, readings, workshops and performances. Since 2015, organizers of LIPFEST, have brought poets, writers and artistes from across the world to Lagos, for an … Continue reading LIPFEST 2018: Poetry Workshop With Lebo Mashile
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Azino, Sonuga Launch Creative Africa
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s creative industry has in the past few years grown by leaps and bounds despite the government’s seeming lack of support. Young Nigerians have attempted the impossible, gaining international recognition through their film, music, photography, fashion, literature, theatre, technology, and poetry. Two of such people who are making something beautiful out of almost nothing are Titilope … Continue reading Azino, Sonuga Launch Creative Africa
The Lagos International Poetry Festival 2016 to Hold In October
April 19, 2022
JUST before the month of October runs out, poetry enthusiasts will bring an artistic kind of energy and buzz to the city of Lagos, as the Lagos International Poetry Festival takes center stage. The event, which was first held last year, has become one of the major highlights of the year for arts and culture … Continue reading The Lagos International Poetry Festival 2016 to Hold In October
A Review of Connect Nigeria’s 3rd Writers’ Conference
April 19, 2022
On Saturday, 21st of May 2016, a group of writers gathered at the Sleek Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, to learn the business of writing from Eghosa Imasuen, Adebola Rayo, Efe Paul Azino, Ike Nnaebue and Okechukwu Ofili. Only a few years ago, writing was anything but common as we have it today. However, advances in … Continue reading A Review of Connect Nigeria’s 3rd Writers’ Conference
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Poetry as Art and Passion
April 19, 2022
Chamber’s Twentieth Century Dictionary tells us that a poem is “a composition of high beauty of thought or language and artistic form, typically, but not necessarily, in verse: anything supremely harmonious and satisfying”. Harmony and satisfaction are key words here. Poetry isn’t just about writing lengthy descriptions of coconut trees or railing against a military … Continue reading Poetry as Art and Passion
A Spectacular Literary Evening with Chimamanda Adichie
April 19, 2022
The 2015 Literary evening with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie which was sponsored by Nigerian Breweries Plc. held on the 26th of June 2015 at The Oriental Hotel Victoria Island, Lagos, South-West Nigeria. The event brought together literary enthusiasts from all walks of life to strike an atmosphere of colourful celebration for literary achievements. It was a night … Continue reading A Spectacular Literary Evening with Chimamanda Adichie
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