Entries for the 7th edition of the annual Port Harcourt Book Festival (PHBF) – formerly the Garden City Literary Festival – Writers’ Workshops are now being accepted. The Writers’ Workshops are a creative platform wherein aspiring writers sit under the tutelage of their established counterparts. The workshops are recommended for all who desire to improve on their writing skills.



Organizer
Port Harcourt Book Festival (PHBF)

Deadline
29 August, 2014

Guidelines

Each applicant must indicate his/her preferred workshop choice.
Applications to more than one class will not be considered. Participants are required to submit samples of their writing (in line with the requirements for the different genres) before Friday, August 29th 2014, to secure a place.
All applicants must submit the following:
1. FOR POETRY: A poem of between 40 and 50 lines. A synopsis or an abstract will not be accepted.*
2. FOR BLOGGING AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT DEVELOPERS:
# A current blog post of not more than 1000 words.
# A chronological one pager of blog posts from inception till date with titles and dates published
# Only participants who already operate a blog in the past 2 years (2012-2014) will be admitted
# Domain name of blog and link address to be indicated in submitted materials

Submit a one-page personal CV along with each entry
Include a brief paragraph about what you intend to learn from your selected workshop
Type all manuscripts, double-spaced, with a header showing the author name (yours) to the left, story title in the middle and page numbers to the right
Ensure your entry is original
Handwritten entries will not be accepted
All sample materials must be submitted to info@portharcourtbookfestival.com no later than 12:00 noon on Friday, August 29th 2014. Materials submitted after this date will not be accepted.
Please highlight how many words your story /script contains.

Inquiries
Contact info@portharcourtbookfestival.com

Source: http://www.ackcity.net/2014-writers-workshop