₦airaland Forum

sunical: Hello All,

It's great to observe the progress of this Association in the making.

Here are some few thoughts.

- Since South-East will be having their meeting tomorrow, I'm suggesting that Emyo and DailyNews draft out an agenda for the meeting which should also be passed across to other zones. It makes sense when all the Zonal meetings stick to the same agenda, at least to a large extent. Uniformity will go a long way, so that everyone, irrespective of location, is carried along, discussing similar ideas, and speaking same language.

- It's my hope that most of what would be discussed in the meetings would be Registration of the Association; Electing of official representatives for each zones; plans for magazines, anthology, and the like; association's website; bank account; official documentation of members in each zones; zonal and final adopting of the Constitution written by PeaceWorld (suggestions accepted); selection or method of selection of Association Board; summing of amount needed to initialize the association officially and ways to raise the amount; selection or method of selection of President and other executives (already explained in the Constitution); etc.

- For the dress code, business formal, business casual, are okay, I suggest.

- It's also great we've been told to bring poems, short stories, and the like to be published. In order to make this association great and to make sure it stands out for it's quality and reputation, we all must know that being a member of this association doesn't guarantee instant publication of our works. We may have to elect an Editorial Board comprising of well-experienced writers who would select what must be published. We must publish the best works among us. Also, we must work in a way to encourage and improve the writing skills of every member. This may come through contests, seminars where we invite experienced writers, ebooks on our websites, etc.

- From this thread, it is obvious the association will go by the name Nigeria Association of Young Writers and Poets, which is for writers and poets between the age of 18 - 40. I am suggesting (this is just a suggestion) we take up a more generic name and stance. Are we by this saying a writer age 41, who is willing to join and contribute to the Association will be denied membership? Are we saying DailyNews ceases to be a member when he turns 41? Or are we granting just the founding members that privilege of having a say in the association irrespective of their age? Will this be fair? There is Society of Young Nigerian Writes already (http://societyofyoungnigerianwriters./about/); we have ANA and SWAN, which are like the two active writing associations in Nigeria. I am suggesting, without age restriction except from 18 years older, the following names: Academy of Nigerian Writers and Poets OR Association of Nigerian Writes and Poets OR National Writers and Poets Club OR Guild of Nigerian Writers and Poets. Please give this a thought. It's my belief any passionate writer should be able to join the Association. We should also be willing to accept very experienced and popular writers who may want to join in the future. Of course, Patrons should be in the likes of Woye Soyinka.

The above are just suggestions. Go through them and let us know what makes some sense.

Thanks. Your efforts rock!

Uniquexty: Dress code is black on white, good. Dailynews has already said he's coming. I'm jst wondering on how d accommodation wil luk lyk, 4 dose coming b4 friday. R they oda's who want 2 join d south east? Feel free. @Phoebe, wata gwan?

emmalezy: are u guys serious @ all... After i receive first email from u guys... I registered since then i havent hear from u again... Wasssup

Dubemkelly: Glad dat evryfin z placed on ground,preparations getting intense nd peeps strategizing on how best 2 make it a success. Are u ready South East? U guyz hv got jux 2 days 2 showcase ur swags. Wshing u guyz a fruitful one.

Emyo: Intendin members are to come with their registeration fee, which is #500 at the any of the zonal venue, and two passports. Also there will be fund-raisin at the zonal submitt, the money realised will go a long way to start this COMPANY proper, be part of wat would be used to publish our poems/short stories in our maiden magazine/anthology. The poems/short stories should be submitted in a big brown envelop with our names, Nairaland username, phone nos, e-mail id, etc well written on d envelope, and a passport(ur name shld b written bhind d passport). Rejections, suggestions, additions ,subtractions and critics are HIGHLY wellcomed at the zonal meeting.

Emyo: Intendin members are to come with their registeration fee, which is #500 at the any of the zonal venue, and two passports. Also there will be fund-raisin at the zonal submitt, the money realised will go a long way to start this COMPANY proper, be part of wat would be used to publish our poems/short stories in our maiden magazine/anthology. The poems/short stories should be submitted in a big brown envelop with our names, Nairaland username, phone nos, e-mail id, etc well written on d envelope, and a passport(ur name shld b written bhind d passport). Rejections, suggestions, additions ,subtractions and critics are HIGHLY wellcomed at the zonal meeting.

DailyNews: Hello fellow writers & aspiring authors of literary work, I had been cropping this idea of forming a club to unite all upcoming & aspiring literary writers in Nigeria, to help us conquer the barrier of dying with our dreams of being published authors, and to also unite us to form a strong, united association to achieve our life goal of becoming renowned authors. If this club works, we will be holding semi-annual and annual meetings to review our individual works. we will also be doing constructive critics to assist members produce good quality works. we will also go as far as doing contributory publishing and maybe come up with our own club anthology of short stories & poems. etc, etc. lets just start first. pls membership is free, but u must be a writer or aspiring writer in these genre(s): fiction/non-fiction short stories, novellas, novel, poetry or drama. pls if u would love to join, kindly indicate your interest, by dropping your email for further communication. sorry I had to post it on romance section to attract more members attention. will still move it to literature section, moderators pls dnt delete it. Thanks guys, hope u all had a blissful saturday? Note: If u stumbled upon this on romance section, pls feel relaxed cos its the same, kindly drop your details, lets make things happen for ourselves collectively. cheers!


Note:

We are no longer accepting emails, if you are really interested to join this association, pls attend our first official zonal meeting to be held as follows:

South-East (Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia) - 21st July 2012 at UNN Nsukka Enugu.

South-West (Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, Ogun, Kwara) - 28th July 2012 at UNILAG/YABATECH Lagos

North- (All northern states plus FCT) - 28th July 2012 at Abuja

South-South - pls we are unable to hold a zonal meeting for south-south, so if you are from any of the south-south states, kindly attend the nearest zonal meeting nearest to you. viz. Lagos, Enugu or Abuja. Thank you.

For more info, visit our facebook official fan page and like the page to receive frequent updates on our events and activities.

click: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nigerian-Association-of-Young-Writers-Poets/370528896338554

Phiozy: Intendin members are to come wt their registeratn fee, which is #500 or there abt, and two passports. Also I hrd there wld be fund-raisin at the meetin, the money realised wld be part of wat wld be used to publish our poems/short stories in our maiden magazine/anthology. The poems/short stories shld be submitted in a big brown envelop with our names, Nairaland username, phone nos, e-mail id, etc well written on d envelope, and a passport(ur name shld b written bhind d passport). Rejectns, suggestns, additns and subtractns are HIGHLY welcmd... I trust una(critics) na...lol

DailyNews: I can't believe the things I am reading on this thread. Anyway, I must apologize for the inconsistency of recent. Like I told you guys, I had been seriously down with Mal... but recovering faster now than expected, so I am somewhat back. Phioxy, thank you, Uniquexty, you rock...Emyo, you are only missing my presence, I know you have great ambition for this club, pls don't let it die now, keep the spirit burning, we are almost there. I still believe that south-east meeting holds on the 21st of July being this coming saturday, I may be there to cheer you guys up and to assure you that this is no joke, so guys try and be there pls. South-West guys, I have not been hearing from you guys, our venue is YAATECH, ART DEPT HALL, just be around there, we will definitely come to direct you, pls guys don't fall my hand, try and be there come 28th, being saturday 12pm, no lateness pls, no African time. many guests have indicated interested to join us via our facebook fan page, and I have already told them what to do- be at any of the zonal meetings closest to you to show how serious and committed you are in this. Thank you once again, pls pray for the success of this association...and pls start now to prepare your black suit or black trouser and any cute looking corporate shirt- for guys, and same to ladies....pls let's avoid putting on jeans to the meeting, to make us look more corporate and decent. If you have any question, pls do not hesitate to ask. South-West guys pls and pls I need you guys now to work together in organizing things. Phiozy and co are doing nicely for the northern zone- Abuja no dey carry last...uniquexty and emyo, pls organize yourselves pls..don't be Moses...finish what you guys started.....we need crowd on that very day....invite your friends, family and course-mates alike to attend the meeting to make it more colorful, and let's see what the future holds for this association after the zonal meetings. Cheers guys, miss you all....and thanks for all your contributions...they all count!

Phiozy: Rotflmao..... Tot as much.... 9z one though, u almost got me dere. Im nt in d capital city ryt now, bt wld try makin sum arrangemnts 2get a venue asap. I wldnt mind if we aint even up 2 ten(a journey of a thousand miles begins wt a step). I wld also contact Lucky, BTW, whr is Abj's zonal co-ordinator ooooo??

DailyNews: Note:

We are no longer accepting emails, if you are really interested to join this association, pls attend our first official zonal meeting to be held as follows:

South-East (Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia) - 21st July 2012 at UNN Nsukka Enugu.

South-West (Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, Ogun, Kwara) - 28th July 2012 at UNILAG/YABATECH Lagos

North- (All northern states plus FCT) - 28th July 2012 at Abuja

South-South - pls we are unable to hold a zonal meeting for south-south, so if you are from any of the south-south states, kindly attend the nearest zonal meeting nearest to you. viz. Lagos, Enugu or Abuja. Thank you.

For more info, visit our facebook official fan page and like the page to receive frequent updates on our events and activities.

click: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nigerian-Association-of-Young-Writers-Poets/370528896338554

DailyNews: Note:

We are no longer accepting emails, if you are really interested to join this association, pls attend our first official zonal meeting to be held as follows:

South-East (Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia) - 21st July 2012 at UNN Nsukka Enugu.

South-West (Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, Ogun, Kwara) - 28th July 2012 at UNILAG/YABATECH Lagos

North- (All northern states plus FCT) - 28th July 2012 at Abuja

South-South - pls we are unable to hold a zonal meeting for south-south, so if you are from any of the south-south states, kindly attend the nearest zonal meeting nearest to you. viz. Lagos, Enugu or Abuja. Thank you.

For more info, visit our facebook official fan page and like the page to receive frequent updates on our events and activities.

click: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nigerian-Association-of-Young-Writers-Poets/370528896338554

Uniquexty: Dailynews take note, my zonal cordinator sent an sms to all my zonal members and excluded me. That could only mean one tin

Uniquexty: I find dis realy embarrasin bt necessary 2 share dis experience of my 1st date dat ended even b4 it started. To be candid, i wonder what i was thinking when i agreed to his crazy scheme. Wel, watchin those succulent lips as they said d words 'Darling,i would like us to spend the next weekend at a friends place. What do you think?', i knew automatically that 'NO' was not an option. Is this not the Daddy's girl; i know you wil ask and to that i say, you've not met my lying tongue (or to be more spiritual, convincing tongue).
'Daddy, there's this seminar that i'l have to present in school next week and i need to borrow some materials from Sandra to enable them catch up.' i heard myself telling my father.
'Go ahead. But make sure you are home before 7:00pm' Jeez, my heart skipped a beat.
'Daddy,the seminar involves all my coursemates. Sandra would also make use of the materials.'
'Then what are you saying?' he was getting worried
'i'l sleep over. It wil be a joint reading.' popcy paused from his reading. His eyes escaped from his glasses and peered at me. Instantly the hip-hop players in my heart came alive.
'Do you stil have your keys?'
'ofcourse dad'
'dats k. Go ahead and prepare for your seminar. You know that i want the best for you. But you may not meet me at home when you come back. I'l be leaving for a meeting in port harcourt.' I gave him the your-not serious look. He smiled at me and said 'Be careul'. For the first time in months i said 'i love you dad'. Smiles took over my face. At that moment, Delilah would be very proud of my skills.
It was 8:00pm. I heard Frank driving into the compound. Yes, i've heard about girls being late for dates, But before he could come round to the door, i was standing there, smiling sheepishly and good to go. He looked me over and said 'you look handsomly beautiful'. Did i mention earlier that i was carrying a new hairdo? I just stood there, smiling and speechles.
We drove silently. I was too excited to notice the silence. When we got to the house, he pulled over and i jumped out of the car and headed upstairs. I opened the door to the bedroom, Holy Mary full of Grace! George his friend was standing there, obviously, he just came out from the bathroom. What i saw is better imagined. I guess he just did not expect us at that time, not to tink of seeing me first. With a speed that the lightening wouldn't dare contend with, i dashed out of the room, stumbling on Frank. I ran straight to the fridge and calmed my nerves with a glass of water.
Few minutes later, my cell phone rang. I picked it and heard frank's voice. 'you can come in now. The coast is clear' 'Is that what you call what i saw?' i was furious and the truth of the matter is that i'm coastphobia. It became clear to me then dat the coast was just begining to gather.
About an hour later, George did not show any signs of leaving. Rather we all settled for a talk on politics. My father's advice on being careful was highly recommended now. This was my nightmare. I thank God for 2go and facebook. If you know what happens in a normal date, you would have noticed that none of that was going to be my portion.
I woke up d next morning and found Frank starring at me. I noticed he had a silly smile on his lips. This could just be it.
'where is George?' i had to make sure the coast was clear.
'he went to the Gym' his voice was mischevious.
'you knw wot happens when lovers are left on their own' he was telling me.
'hmmmmmm' my eyes became dreamy. He came closer. When the world was just about to revolve, my cell phone rang. It was my neighbour. The operation-water-the-city had stormed our area and worked on our water reserviour. Holy crap! We've not had water for two whole weeks and i knw i had left my bathroom tap on, incase the water started running. If what my neighbour told me was true, then my house was flooding.
We drove back the same way we came, the only difference was the intensity of the silence. Just as expected, the tap was on and the water was travelling down the stairs.
What was that? I peeped through the window and found dad driving in. Few minutes later,
'CHRISTIE....' He screamed. I looked down from the balcony and found dad on the floor. He slipped, d water had got to him. 'GOSH' i called back. You know what, i was grounded for one year.

Diamondwriter: Hello fellow writers...south south writers,i hope you all got the message?...meanwhile as u get here,pls indicate ur state of residence,ideas if any and anyoda tyn on ur mind....meanwhile i wud advice us in our own way to try n get more members from dx zone because we are nt up to ten right now......let's work with pace

Diamondwriter: Hello fellow writers...south south writers,i hope you all got the message?...meanwhile as u get here,pls indicate ur state of residence,ideas if any and anyoda tyn on ur mind....meanwhile i wud advice us in our own way to try n get more members from dx zone because we are nt up to ten right now......let's work with pace

Peaceworld: But I think N1000 wont cut it...wont b enuf...and Emyo, why do you sound more like a dictator as the days fly by? Lghs... You are a coordinator, get it? C-O-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-O-R...

Peaceworld: But I think N1000 wont cut it...wont b enuf...and Emyo, why do you sound more like a dictator as the days fly by? Lghs... You are a coordinator, get it? C-O-O-R-D-I-N-A-T-O-R...