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sunical: Were you at the SE meeting? What's the age category for YAN? I would love us to have a clarity on what our association would be about because I think our insistence to attach "Young" to the name needs some clarification.

See ur point, but we discussed all that n yes I ws there...our sec will soon post the meet's minutes. BTW I think it's even the young that defines this assoc. Our SE proposals will soon b out.

collins123: [size=28pt]GOOD, NOW CLAP FOR YOUR SELVES[/size]

Wow dude, what's eating you? Seriously, I'm all for theatrics, but don't you think you're going too far? We're all trying to make this work despite our inexperience, so why the sarcasm from u? We'll continue celebrating any tiny success we achieve, just wondering why you sound so mad? Phew...

Emyo: We will crave alot of programes to promote the writing and reading skils in the youths. ANA as never done an inch of our plans...warm up zones plssss we nid u to make it.....ones we are registered....sponsors wil cum. Let go Abuja 28th, i wil b there...wil u?

Emyo please we need the minutes of the meeting. Is Chioma here on NL? What's her Username? Gosh, she needs to be online...

Uniquexty: Let me YAN u tori...... Its 10am on sat...... D sun is boiling rice....... We r walking into Enugu shoprite..... All eyes on us....... Lips parting in smiles....... To be continued.....

Got your text dear...happy u guys got home safely...been sleeping thruout Sunday...lol...

New logo for YAN...artist's impression...smaller than the original logo...

^^^From right to left, yours truely, DailyNews, YK from UI...he came to witness the first meet..., Uniquexty, Chioma, Emyo, Raphael and an SE member...

SE MEET Official Pix...

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!

South East Zone has proposed YAN as the association's new name...Young Authors of Nigeria. It's an Acronym we can all relate to...it's short, hippy, enticing n at the same time, professional. Shout out to all who made the SE MEET a resounding success...DailyNews, Emyo, Uniquexty, Chioma, YK all da way from UI, Raphael, n all the others...really enjoyed it all...and I do have a story to tell... SE Zonal members really ROCK!

Don't have a white shirt, so will come with a blue top...

Emyo what will b our dress code for South East?

Coming into Enugu on Friday...

OK people, what's going on here? What's Emyo and Uniquexty up to? We need to be serious now...can someone please tell me what's going on between those two?

^^^Emyo is it Nsukka or Enugu? Would have loved it to b Enugu...n lov ur idea though Uniquexty's right...let DailyNews lead us. It ws his vision...thnk ur a bit fast but ideas r only gud if tot out b4hand like ur doing, so good job man, but like u urself said, we're just starting. Any accomo arrangement for us if ds will hold at Nsukka? @ DailyNews...get well fast dear...hope uv seen my version of our draft constitution? Just follow the instructions below carefully in order to download the draft constitution I've been working on...even...eheeem...
1. Click on my NL Username above (Peaceworld) and copy the link I mapped out in the Personal Text section.
2. Paste on your browser's address bar and click go! Voila! Happy reading...feedback on this draft is welcome...it's PDF so that the original can be preserved, that's all, but please remember it's just a draft...let us contribute in order to fashion out something great from this rough work...

Uniquexty: you only make me a better writer. I guess u'll recognize competition when u see one. Thanks all d same

Still waiting for your 'non-abbreviated' version of the story you sent me via email...only then can I look into it and really help out, dear...and abeg, 'the big one' I meant above is the zonal meetings...abeg...you misconstrued my thoughts...

Emyo: that is what it is dear. All recomedations should be forward at the zonal meeting

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...

Emyo: intending members who need the club form are to pay 500 to uniquesty bank account. All members are to pay a fee of 1000 or raise a fund during the zonal meeting, which wil b collectively sent to her account again.

1000? dont think we've discussed that bro...let's get to the meeting first? and then we will discuss all this?

collins123: Please what is all these fictitious stories here supposed to mean? Are we having s POST UTME Screening Test for NYWC ni?

(*^Hisssesss in Aramaic***

Collins I guess they'r just whiling away time, waiting for the big one...(lghs in Igbo)

sunical: Peaceworld, you did a very great job on that Constitution. I will read it again this weekend to see if I may have a suggestion, but for now, everything sounded perfect. Thanks for taking your time on it. We do appreciate.

Sunical thanks.

Cuddlemii: @Peaceworld, what is the meaning of the bolded? You have been carrying on with your movement without any interruptions yet you still type this? Mind educating me about this group, "Naija Young Writers Club?"

Cuddle, I was banned from NL for posting a link to our draft constitution that's why I wrote what u bolded above. If u need to know or join NAYWP, please get info from page one of this thread...

Have done it...follow the instructions below carefully in order to download the draft constitution I've been working on...even NL Moderators will never stop us!
1. Click on my NL Username above (Peaceworld) and copy the link I mapped out in the Personal Text section.
2. Paste on your browser's address bar and click go! Voila! Happy reading...feedback on this draft is welcome...it's PDF so that the original can be preserved, that's all, but please remember it's just a draft...let us contribute in order to fashion out something great from this rough work...feedback feedback...
Guys n girls please check out what I've done n say sometin abt it rt here...ds is a crucial issue for this gr8 club...and I've shown we dont need a lawyer to do ds...I only ask for your contributions...what do u think about the draft constitution? Gosh, many members dont even care to come online now n then...na wah ooo!!!

Have done it...follow the instructions below carefully in order to download the draft constitution I've been working on...even NL Moderators will never stop us!
1. Click on my NL Username above (Peaceworld) and copy the link I mapped out in the Personal Text section.
2. Paste on your browser's address bar and click go! Voila! Happy reading...feedback on this draft is welcome...it's PDF so that the original can be preserved, that's all, but please remember it's just a draft...let us contribute in order to fashion out something great from this rough work...feedback feedback...

Been working on a draft constitution but Nairaland doesn't want me to inform you guys on how to download it...ie posting the link here, they hide my posts...don't know why...but looking at ways to get this info across...

Wow...tot I've been banned...

OK...can someone please tell me why my Draft Constitution post was hidden? Just wantwd us to download it with this link

4shared.com/office/3_dt-hNO/DRAFT_CONSTITUTION.html

and talk about it. Let's see how we can make a great constitution from this rough draft. What do u like and deslike in it...let's deliberate...

OK people...download a DRAFT CONSTITUTION I've been working on for NAYWP via the link below:

http://www.4shared.com/office/3_dt-hNO/DRAFT_CONSTITUTION.html

It's in pdf so that nobody alters the original, but you can site your differences and send an email to NAYWP using our club's email address. Happy reading...

collins123: Dawg, aw old are u? When was your first time you wrote an 20 page story (if you ever did)? U better STFO if u don't know how to talk on forums. This is a forum, and I have a right to whatever I feel. So go fu.c.k your self and kiss ma a,ss. Writer Indeed! NA UR PaPa get Nairaland ni? Chamron!

@Dailynews. You see more far than I do. Matured.

Gosh, peeps let's show some restraint, abeg...

Uniquexty: dear, wont it be convenient 4 u?

dunno, really...

Emyo: Notice to all south east members. Am not sugesting but passing a notice.

The south east wing of nigeria association of young writers club wil be having their zonal meeting on 21st of july at nnsukka enugu state.

Note) al objections should be forwarded to naija.writersclub@gmail.com, on or before 7th of july.

21st? That's like 7 dys to the day...

sunical: Thanks Uniquexty. My suggestion is that we calculate the amount we need for an initial start-up. We will put into consideration, fees like Registration of the body, opening of corporate account, publishing our first magazine/review, publishing a book, getting our official website up, etc. After summing them up, the money should be divided among the founding members as "initial membership due for start-up". It's most likely the amount allotted to each founding member will be affordable, else, we may have to look into other areas like getting donations from corporate organizations and societies which are interested in stuffs like this. They are spread across all parts of the country.

Until we do this summing up of fees, we may not be able to clearly say what should be the membership fee for the initial start-up. I will find out what it would cost to register the association in the coming week. I also sent DailyNews an email on a suggestion I feel it's important. I hope to hear from him soon.

Also,among us all, who is good in website development? Our website needs to come up as we make progress. We should begin working on it right now even as we make registration of the association a priority. It would be nice if we can form a team of 2, 3 or 4 guys among us who will work on the website. That's part of my profession so I would love to be part of that. Apart from the domain name registration and hosting which may be around 10 - 28k yearly, the website will not cost us anything more, since we will be developing it ourselves. But if this will interfere with other important issues on ground, then we can take it slowly, but I really think we should, at least, start throwing in ideas on what should be on our website.

Let me hear your thoughts. You guys rock! Thanks for allowing me in.

OK pple, membership fee or not, how do we organise these zonal meets? Seems d N500 fee for new members may not b a good idea afterall cuz it might stop some peeps from joining...quest is, where do we get money for the zonal meets' organisation? Remmembr d coordinators will need to hire somewhere n get sits n tables n whtvr...where do they get d money? Do we all pay d 500 nira just to initiate this? We can talk of dues during the meetings, but WE NEED MONEY NOW...has anyone seen Emyo lately? DailyNews, how u see ma suggestion? Will soon post links to a DRAFT CONSTITUTION I've been working on rt here for you all to see n comment...and please it pains me that very few of us regularly comment here...NAYWP is for everyone...please like on our Facebook page so that your friends on facebook can see this powerful body n join as well...EVERYBODY IS AN AMBASSADOR FOR NAYWP JUST AS WE'RE ALL AMBASSADORS FOR OUR DIFFERENT RELIGIONS...thank you...

Diamondwriter: i tot we r all new members?

This is beginning now, from here...RIGHT FROM THIS SPOT, Diamondwriter, so if u hav already sent in the form, no need to worry...DailyNews, we should add this to the post's topic or something...