Archives Tag: Helon Habila

Arts Books Events

April 19, 2022

For five days in the month of November, the city of Abeokuta will host a celebration of books, art and culture like no other. The Ake Arts and Book Festival 2016 will attract novelists, poets, actors, illustrators, musicians, activists and thinkers from all over the African continent to the city beneath the rock, where they … Continue reading The Ake Arts and Book Festival 2016: Abeokuta set for a Celebration of Arts and Literature

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Arts Books motivation

April 19, 2022

“Without stories, we would go mad. Life would lose its moorings or lose its orientations. Even in silence we are living our stories.” ― Ben Okri, Birds of Heaven “Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity … Continue reading On Stories and Writing: Quotes From 10 Nigerian Writers

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Arts

April 19, 2022

The creative writing scene in Nigeria is flourishing, as workshops and conferences of international standard are being organized in the country. Last month applications opened for the 2012 edition of the Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop, now a call for entries for the Fidelity Bank sponsored International Creative Writing Workshop has been made. For the … Continue reading Fidelity Bank International Creative Writing Workshop

By connectnigeria