Peeps, am just wondering if one cant become an accomplished Nigerian author without having the Jand-connection. Look at the timeline of our literature. Almost every (almost every? Seems like EVERY, not almost every) accomplished creative author from this part of the world either had to travel out or something, before his/her name became a celebrity. It now appears as if if you dont travel out or at least publish your book abroad and have same reviewd and recommended by foreign press, you havent started as a Nigerian author. It seems Nigerians dont buy books by Nigerian authors until that book has been published abroad and internationally acclaimed to be superb before we give it a second-thought. Even you, yes, YOU who is reading this is not left out. Chinua Achebe wasnt a household name until he took his work abroad and published same, Buchi Emecheta, Chimamanda Adichie, Myne Whitman etc etc, Before you get me wrong, i have nothing against these writers. Far from it. I cherish their works. In contrast, it is you the reader that 'i have something against'. Why cant Mr X from Warri publish his book in Nigeria and you buy, review and recommend it? Why must he first appear on BBC, CNN, New York Times or Oprah before you nod your head in approval of his work?
Please, lets change our mindsets. Naija authors are good, whether they publish abroad or not. Kudos to Kachifo Ltd, Cassava Republic and the rest for trying to publish good naija books by naijarians (i like that name. Sounds more swaggerlicious than Nigerians. lol) in naija. Let me 'hear' your thoughts on this.

wow, seems we have lots of good, yet largely unknown writers in the house. Myne Whitman seems to be the only exception. Netra, i just went through your site. I was moved by the commendations. cool stuff. But, to be honest,i think you should do something to the site. Make it a bit more attractive. Get a good web designer. It doesnt need to be sophisticated. Could be simple, but tight. You know your website is your salesman. Some websites need to be looked at three times before the visitor even decides to go through it. Others need to be looked at once. you can even try blogger or wordpress(my fave!). They are free and cool.

As for a lotta other 'unknown' writers on this thread, lets try to get people review our works on THEIR OWN SITES, especially, if their sites draw lota traffic. That way, a lot of people will get to know you and we wouldnt always sound like desperate self-trumpet blowers, if you get what i mean. you could check out a weblog like Naija Writers Crib at www.naijawriterscrib.. They review works and interview (rookie) authors.
Also join sites like naijastories.com to post your stories and get them constructively criticised. You will gather lots of fans along the way.
You can also make free copies of your books available for download on sites like www.free-ebooks.net as e-book. This way, if people like one of your books, they may be 'forced' to purchase the other when next they hear your next book has been released.
Cheers!!!

u guys are funny. i asked for blogs of famous Nigerian authors and some peeps are publishing some very unrelated stuffs. Great!

Are you a lover of literature and you live, sleep, eat and drink same? Do you write for a hobby? Would you like to be read by thousands? Then read this:

A literati site "NAIJA WRITERS CRIB" at www.naijawriterscrib. is currently offering to run interviews on young and aspiring writers. If you would like to be the next interviewee, simply send a simple email to naijawriterscrib@yahoo.com. or drop your email contact on this thread.

NWC is a weblog dedicated to promoting the noble cause of reading and writing. They belief writing is life and young writers deserve to be heard. Central to their aim and objective is creating publicity for young and aspiring writers. They conduct free interviews for writers and organize writing competitions from time to time.

They shall be hosting young and aspiring writers in every genre. If you think you deserve to grace their home page, send a simple “INTERVIEW REQUEST” email to naijawriterscrib@yahoo.com. Attach any of your short story (ies) (published or unpublished in word format), or review of your work (novel), poem etc and a recent picture (or pictures) of yourself. They shall get in touch with you ASAP. No qualification required for their interview, as long as reading is your passion and writing is your life!
So what are you waiting for?

Start threading!

PS. Like their facebook page at NAIJA WRITERS CRIB. They are currently giving away a free ebook on "Writing A Great Job Resume" to subscribers of their page. Just drop your email on their page if you are interested in this offer.

Are you a lover of literature and you live, sleep, eat and drink same? Do you write for a hobby? Would you like to be read by thousands? Then read this:

A literati site "NAIJA WRITERS CRIB" at www.naijawriterscrib. is currently offering to run interviews on young and aspiring writers. If you would like to be the next interviewee, simply send a simple email to naijawriterscrib@yahoo.com. or drop your email contact on this thread.

NWC is a weblog dedicated to promoting the noble cause of reading and writing. They belief writing is life and young writers deserve to be heard. Central to their aim and objective is creating publicity for young and aspiring writers. They conduct free interviews for writers and organize writing competitions from time to time.

They shall be hosting young and aspiring writers in every genre. If you think you deserve to grace their home page, send a simple “INTERVIEW REQUEST” email to naijawriterscrib@yahoo.com. Attach any of your short story (ies) (published or unpublished in word format), or review of your work (novel), poem etc and a recent picture (or pictures) of yourself. They shall get in touch with you ASAP. No qualification required for their interview, as long as reading is your passion and writing is your life!
So what are you waiting for?

Start threading!

PS. Like their facebook page at NAIJA WRITERS COVEN. They are currently giving away a free ebook to subscribers of their page. Just drop your email on their page if you are interested in this offer.

Cheers!

lara, nice blog u have there, just checked it out

Kay9 and Myne are both correct in their suggestions.
As for the idea of posting in forums like naijastories.com, i will highly recommend that. You will get heavy and down-to-earth reviews there. But, you have to be prepared mentally to take everything everyone has got to say cos, believe me, there are people who will just come over to your story post just to SHOW YOU THEY ARE ALMIGHTY EDITORS AND CRITIQUES,sent from heaven above to put you where you belong. one of my stories which everyone said they REALLY REALLY enjoyed was however criticized, counter-criticized, counter-counter criticized, both constructively and, you know. But! I enjoyed their comments. It made me see things i was blind to while basking in the euphoria of writing a supposedly beautiful story. You will like the folks at naijastory, belief me, Umm, what other pseudo-naijastories platforms do we have? Any ideas?

In God's Name by David Yallop, You need to read this to understand the under workings of the catholic faith and the Vatican City, When religion is in tandem with mafianism, And it's a true story, Peeps, before u lambast me, i didnt write the book, neither am i criticising any denomination. I just think u wd be interesting in understanding certain basic concepts of one faith.Are they in line with the scriptures? , Lol, dont answer.Read the book. Its a true story

Appears like a good read

Hey peeps, do you know the blogs/websites of popular Nigerian writers/bloggers?
Do you mind sharing them so lovers of their art can easily relate with them?

Here is one, it's Myne Whtiman's: www.mynewhitman.com;  www.mynewhitmanwrites.com,
We all know Myne's works: A Heart TO Mend and A love Rekindled, yeah, and naijastories.com,

So, please let the drum rolls, tell us Nigerian writers you know and their websites/blogs.