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Emyo: hapi, is dat u?

Uniquexty: Dat was cool. Kudos. I saw assistant cordinator, but missed the cordinator. Pearl~hapi, i'm really excited to see u here. I wonder wots keeping diamondlady (chioma). All d same, YAN ROCKS

sunical: Minutes of YAN South-South Meeting, August 11, 2012

Opening Prayer by Efose (Asst. Coordinator)
Minutes was taken by Happiness

The meeting was held at Kaydees Fast Food, Ugbowo, Benin City at 1pm. It started with an opening prayer by the Assistant Coordinator followed by introduction of attendees.

One of the members, Samuel, took time to explain the purpose of the meeting and the aim of the association. The name of the association was one of the issues discussed. A percentage of those in the meeting agreed to the name of the association, YAN (Young Authors of Nigeria), but one of the members, Felix, saw the name as not very good enough. His reasons were that the connotation “young” might mean limiting the association to just young people, which may give an impression to the outside world that the association is for little children. He saw no reason for the association to be age-restricted preventing a passionate writer aged 41 from joining the association. He further stated that for a new association, age restriction may not be the best. Samuel also supported the notion citing associations and contests with the name Young to be mostly restricted to the age range of 18 – 25. He brought up suggestions for the association – Guild of Nigerian Writers or Academy of Nigerian Writers.

Asst. Coordinator, Efose, then asked for a recommendation for the association’s name among the members present. Academy of Nigerian Writers was recommended.
Samuel talked about the membership fee for the association. He suggested N5000, also considering the fees of similar association. He said, should the name YAN be retained, members above 41 should be referred as Fellows or a more befitting name. And should we remove the age restriction and adopt the recommendation of the South-South, a lower membership fee for students should be considered.
Here are other suggestions brought up by members.

- That there should be an awareness of the existence of the association when it’s registered, as majority of writers are not aware of its existence. Such publicity or awareness could be done via the website, contests, media broadcast, Facebook, Twitter, and partnership with other Literary organizations.
- That Editors for all category of writing – Poetry, Fiction, etc. – should be elected among the Board Members, with the job of selecting the best works for publication.
- That there shouldn’t be Zonal Coordinators when the association is formed to avoid divisions and any form of sectionalism.
- That the association's Facebook page should be active than it is now. Every meeting held and decision reached should be posted on the page.
- A membership ID card or certificate of membership should be made available to members after registration.
- That the association should consider fixing a general meeting prior to the election of executives.

The meeting was attended by five members.
1. Efose I. (Asst. Coordinator)
2. Ebuka O.
3. Felix N.
4. Happiness O.
5. Samuel U.

mkmyers45: Good Evening Nairalanders...I have been nurturing an idea about a friendly writing challenge for Prose and Poetry Writers..I also envision it to be a Monthly Affair (If Possible)

THEMES:

- Write a Story/Poem of how to end Boko-Haram from the Perspective of a 10 year old girl living in Borno...

- Write a Story/Poem about the last 30 seconds of a man's life after he is shot by an unknown gunman.

RULES:

- You can submit a story and poem for one theme only.
- Light or Inferred Erotica is Allowed
- No Racial Slurs/Slangs Please
- Use of Foreign/Indigenous Languages with Write-Up is Permitted but subsequent translation should be made in English.


PRIZE: A $20 gift card for book shopping for top three entries and many more

DEADLINE: 29th of August 2012, Winning Entries will be announced by First week of September

Selected Entries will be put up in a poll for Votes to select the top three.

I really hope to see as many writers as possible take up the challenge.

Suggestions,Criticism and Questions are Welcome...

Let the Ink Flow...

UPDATE: Due to suggestions and amount of interested writers, The contests deadline is now 28th of August 2012...Poll & Top Entries will come in a few days later and the winners by end of First Week of September 2012..Prizes will be distributed by Second Week.

ITbomb: my baby , keep it flowing

Rocktation: Apt indeed.
Review your work though. Vocab and spellings.

Sijo01: Eweeeeeh, dis is sweet/bitter........ Pearls must not see this.
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Op, u r da bomb....infact mak an e-wish n moi wil grant it.

masterpiecer: sijo nd ITBOMB

Sijo and ITBOMB,
what a rare combination
both, odd to the extreme,
holding their oddity in high esteem
but in their rarity
they have found something rare

they would hastily snap at each other
yet they both can't find another
"she will send me to an early grave"-ITBOMB
"i await a public apology, else..."-Sijo
those are their usual rants
but soon they would play together like infants

somedays they bring down the house
somedays they stay like normal spouse
like a cat and a mouse
but also like a skirt and a blouse
in each others arms when drowse
never forgetting their marital vows

in the neighbourhood
they have been since childhood
always with a swing of mood
they are each other's food
maybe they should live in the woods
they are mostly up to no good

masterpiecer: i smell burnt beef