Writing Tips
Writing Space: (Definition + Benefits + Successful Writers Who Had A Creative Corner)
Where do you write when you want to be very productive? And how necessary is it for writers to have a ‘write space’, so to speak? A growing body of evidence shows that your environment can influence your creativity and output. Finding an excellent creative corner or writing space is, therefore, very important. In this […]
10 Lessons from Olakunle Ologunro’s Creative Writing Workshop
You probably know that feeling, when your mail has not received any acceptance letter in a while, or, that feeling, when you’ve never been to any creative writing workshop. I was experiencing that feeling one night, when Olakunle Ologunro’s message just popped into my. The email notified me that I’d been selected to attend a […]
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Essay Competition 2019 / How To Apply
Research essayists at the graduate (Masters or Doctoral) level are invited to enter for the ongoing UN High Commissioner Refugee Essay Competition 2019. All essays must reflect the 2019 African Union’s Theme: ‘The Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions for Forced Displacement in Africa’. This competition is being organized by UNHCR […]
Fully Funded Creative Writing Masterclass To Be Facilitated By Ayobami Adebayo, Teju Cole and Emmanuel Iduma / How To Apply
Writers are invited to apply for the BookArtArea’s creative writing 5- day masterclass. It’s completely free of charge, and participants will get a chance to learn from literary bigwigs–Ayobami Adebayo, Teju Cole and Emmanuel Iduma. The workshop will hold in Lagos, from August 5th to August 9th, 2019. There will be a public reading (by […]
Register For SBMEN’s Practical Editing Workshop for Magazines and Digital Platforms (It’s Set To Hold This June)
Do you yearn to work as a writer or editor of a print and digital magazine? Do you often dream of designing your own magazine or blog? Are you interested in learning the basics of launching successful websites? Then you should register for the upcoming course titled, SBMEN Practical Editing Workshop for Magazines and Digital […]
Ten Brilliant Poets Discuss Their Writing Philosophies, Recommend Stellar Poems and Offer Tips On How Best To Handle Rejections
Poetry, lubricant for the soul the soul of prose I suppose, sparse, shut-up, scope-charged, pause-patterned sometimes flamboyantly confusing like [dead] body language. Poetry, unabashedly itself. We have pitched our tents with ten sterling poets. They will tell us why they write poetry, the poets they always return to, three poets they will recommend to […]
Six Award-Winning Writers Share Writing Tips, Personal Writing Philosophies and Stories About Rejection Letters
Six award-winning writers have gathered around the fire to discuss their writing philosophies. We’ll have the privilege of learning how these philosophies galvanize the exceptional works they write. Also, they will talk about memorable rejection letters, what they think of such letters and what has kept them going. For me, I once got a […]