Entries for the 5th edition of the annual Garden City Literary Festival (GCLF) Writers’ Workshop are now being accepted. The Writers’ Workshop is a creative platform where aspiring writers sit under the tutelage of their established counterparts. It is recommended for anyone who wants to improve their writing skills.
Each applicant must indicate their preferred choice of workshop. Application to more than one class will not be considered. Participants are required to submit samples of their writing (in line with requirement for the different genres) before Friday 31st August 2012 to secure a place.
All applicants must submit the following:
FOR SHORT STORIES
1. Sample short story of between 1000 & 1500 words (please highlight how many words your story contains for our records)* You should submit only your best story.
FOR POEMS
1. Sample poem (no longer than 1000 words). Please note- synopsis or abstracts will not be accepted.
FOR DRAMA
1. A ‘one act’ play script on any subject.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING MUST BE ADHERED TO:
1. A one page personal CV must be submitted along with each entry
2. A brief paragraph about what you intend to learn from your chosen workshop must be included
3. All manuscripts must be double spaced with a header showing:- ‘author’ to the left, ‘title’ in the middle and ‘page number’ to the right.
4. Handwritten entries or entries that do not adhere to No. 3 will not be accepted.
All sample materials must be submitted to info@gardencityfestival.com not later than 12:00 noon on Friday 31st August 2012. Materials submitted after this date and time will not be accepted.
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Great!!! The Perfect place to deliver my Sour grapes, Farafina/Fidelity workshop transparency query, and writing workshop rant! Or maybe not. All the best to those who apply,we hope this will be free, fair, transparent and merit based IJN amen.
@admin any idea on who will be teaching the workshop. It would be nice to know. I mean what if the teachers are people you don’t care for their writing. Just saying.
@osakwe, the guest writers include Doreen Baingana, Lola Shoneyin, Veronique Tadjo, Noo Saro-Wiwa, Chibundu Onuzo and the Caine Prize administrator, Lizzy Attree.
Thanks @petunia007, that is great. I wish I make this one. It is certainly closer for me and sounds awesome already. Now I need to read something from Veronique and Chibundu to acquaint myself with them if only in paper.
Thanks @admin
Thank you, @petunia007
This is one good way to glean one or two writing techniques from the best.This is simply wonderful. I have works of Doreen Baingana, Lola Shoneyin, Veronique Tadjo, Noo Saro-Wiwa, Chibundu Onuzo, and I must say these personalities possess such potentials to pass along.
This is one good way to glean one or two writing techniques from the best.This is simply wonderful. I have read works of Doreen Baingana, Lola Shoneyin, Veronique Tadjo, Noo Saro-Wiwa, Chibundu Onuzo, and I must say these personalities possess such potentials to pass along.
Nice. Let’s keep seeing more of this.
Nice, the last one spurred me on, I hope I make it again… Kudos GCLF
Please does anyone know when it will hold and how many days it will be?
go to this site: http://www.gardencityfestival.com
Ok o. If i get t.p i go go. Abj is kinda far 4rm p.h. Anyways goodluck to all NSers that will make it.
So I received an invitation to the writers’ workshop and I’m informed that all participants have to cater for their lodging and welfare. Hmm. I enquired for more details – the Hotel Presidential, the venue of the event has its cheapest room at 42,000 naira per day and meals – breakfast 3,500 and lunch and dinner 5,500. The workshop would last for 5 days, so you can total the expenses.
Therefore, I have concluded that the workshop is suited for those living in Port Harcourt and its environs who can probably shuttle from their homes or of course some persons may not mind to invest that much in a single workshop.
@petunia007 I did get an iv too but lucky me I have friends in ph. I would’t even dream of lodging at the hotel. I hope it is worth the trip. It would have been nice to meet some NS members though. Wish you could make it.
Hope there was no grapes?