2010 Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop Sponsored by Nigerian Breweries

Farafina Trust will be holding a creative writing workshop in Lagos, organized by award-winning writer and creative director of Farafina Trust, Chimamanda Adichie, from May 20 to May 29 2010. The workshop is sponsored by Nigerian Breweries Plc.

The workshop will take the form of a class. Participants will be assigned a wide range of reading exercises, as well as daily writing exercises. The aim of the workshop is to improve the craft of Nigerian writers and to encourage published and unpublished writers by bringing different perspectives to the art of storytelling. Participation is limited only to those who apply and are accepted.


To apply, send an e-mail to Udonandu2010@gmail.com


Your e-mail subject should read ‘Workshop Application.’


The body of the e-mail should contain the following:

1. Your Name

2. Your address

3. A few sentences about yourself

4. A writing sample of between 200 and 800 words. The sample must be either fiction or non-fiction.


All material must be pasted or written in the body of the e-mail. Please Do NOT include any attachments in your e-mail. Applications with attachments will be automatically disqualified. Deadline for submissions is April 22, 2010. Only those accepted to the workshop will be notified by May 6 2010. Accommodation in Lagos will be provided for all accepted applicants who are able to attend for the ten-day duration of the workshop. A literary evening of readings, open to the public, will be held at the end of the workshop

It didn't work out for me last year. Hope it will this year.

Good news Orikinla. Two people from my writers forum (Abuja Writers Forum) participated in it last year. I hope i get accepted this year.


On a personal note now Orikinla, what is the meaning of your name?

nwadinma:

Good news Orikinla. Two people from my writers forum (Abuja Writers Forum) participated in it last year. I hope i get accepted this year.


On a personal note now Orikinla, what is the meaning of your name?

Oríkìnla is my Yoruba pen name, meaning higher praise/recognition/appreciation.
My full pen name is Orikinla Osinachi.
Osinachi in IGBO means it depends on God.
Therefore Orikinla Osinachi means my higher recognition comes from God.


Read the following:

Ori, the actor, the stalwart divinity
One who guides one to wealth, guides one to riches.
Ori, the beloved, governor of all the divnities.
Ori, who takes one to the good place.
Ori, behold the good place and take me there.
Feet, behold the good place and accompany me thereto.
There is no divinity like Ori,
One's Ori is one's providence.

http://www.humanityquest.com/themes/inspiration/Languages/Yoruba/index.asp

I sent an application, it bounced back

O k. I get it now.
I also sent my work to the e-mail address you provided and it was not delivered.
I reported as unsent.

You can check out the links for 2010 Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop Sponsored By Nigerian Breweries via Google and confirm the e-mail address.

nwadinma:

O k. I get it now.
I also sent my work to the e-mail address you provided and it was not delivered.
I reported as unsent.

The the only change in the e-mail address from the one of last year is 2010.

CONTACT FARAFINA!