ANA OSUN HOLDS YUSUF ALI CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP

Early this year, the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) secured funding for the eleventh year towards the ANA/Yusuf Ali nationwide literary awareness campaign.
Yusuf Ali, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria based in Ilorin, Kwara State, has taken literary philanthropy to an enviable level with his yearly N3 million grant to the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) designed to promote reading awareness among Nigeria’s young people in schools.
The national headquarters of ANA received the sum of N3 million on Thursday, February 10, 2022 for this year’s project from the donor, Yusuf Ali (SAN).
Early March of this year, Cheques were given to fourteen state chapters in which Osun State was one of the beneficiaries. This will be the first time the Osun State Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) will be benefiting from this project.

The students of Islamic Comprehensive College in Ede, Osun State, and the Association of Nigerian Authors, Osun State Chapter, had a great time on Friday, October 7, 2022.

The purpose of the workshop was to educate students about the value of reading and art of writing. ANA Osun State Treasurer, Mr. Olagunju Hafeez, assisted other executive members of the association in giving the students a lecture on the art of writing poetry. He led the pupils in an interactive session and also discussed the benefits of reading. He cited the development of the mind as one of the many benefits of reading.

Also, Mr. Odetayo Wasiu, another executive member of the Association taught the students on the fundamentals and essentials of writing stories for children.

The students wished for more of such a program because they felt so inspired, alive, and engaged. Some of them expressed their appreciation to Mallam Yusuf Ali (SAN) and ANA for considering them deserving enough to bring the workshop to their school.

Invited ANA Osun members were surprised by how students showed up for literary presentations, which they delivered with excellence. Some students presented in areas like poetry, short plays, jokes, and also gave inspirational essays. As one of them who received a prize of ₦500 stated, "it was certainly fantastic."

Mr Oladejo Haneef said while giving his remarks that top priority is to broaden everyone's perspective in the literary world. Learning to be creative benefits the intellect in various ways. It benefits psychologically and cognitively. The students gained new insight.

The program had 79 participants, and the facilitators were Mr. Oladejo Haneef, Mr. Olagunju Hafeez, and Mr. Odetayo Wasiu.


Oladejo, Haneef Olalekan.
Publicity Secretary, ANA OSUN.