SPROUTERS is an annual mentorship project, running from January to December, that was launched to groom young Nigerian girl writers on the art of creative writing. Through a maximum mentorship ratio of 1:5, girls between [...]
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Hey guys, so after incorporating most of your comments and taking others into consideration, I went ahead and sent it to an editor to clean it and trim it of the excess fat. I only received [...]
I love fiction. I read one short story a day and at least two books a month. I say this not to boast, but so that you believe me when I say I can recognise [...]
Oct 142011
Papered Glory (Nigeria) in collaboration with Image Genius Creations invites interested participants to the Beyond Covers Online Writing Workshop. The online workshop is driven by the need to promote knowledge of basic writing skills, provide [...]
Editor’s note – Ikhide had a chat with members of Naijastories (read the transcipt) and at the end, he agreed to read through and give his thoughts on stories by three members that were part [...]
Jul 172011
Short Note: Hey my dear Naija Stories people. I recently had the great pleasure of being a part of the Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop which ended Saturday, July 2, 2011. It was simply divine. [...]
Every writer, I hear, gets to feel very much like a fraud now and then, that feeling of inadequacy, of pretending to be something he/she has little if no right to assume. Well, this is [...]
Hello Myne, I’m a fan of your blog and your writing. Lately, I realise I have many ideas that I’d like to write down but can’t seem to be articulate. I remember a previous post [...]
Apr 282011
I’m sure you’ve read books in which the writer came up with an expression that you had never heard of before. You probably picked up your dictionary to check and it wasn’t even there! It [...]
Mar 212011
Never be satisfied with a first draft. In fact, never be satisfied with your own stuff at all, until you’re certain it’s as good as your finite powers can be. – Jon Winokur When [...]
First published HERE Yesterday, I had a rather interesting Internet chat with another writer friend based in Aberdeen. The chat was a spill-over from a text message he sent me earlier on during the week [...]
Feb 242011
As promised, a selection has been made as to which story will be selected for the review that will serve as the basis for the workshop for this week. ‘Linger‘ by Scopeman and ‘The Husband, [...]
This is week two of the Naija Stories Online Interactive Workshop, and following the review that has now been published of Good For Something‘, we are once again inviting submissions from members of Naija Stories [...]
As promised, a selection has been made as to which story will be selected for the review that will serve as the basis for the workshop for this week. ‘Good For Something‘ by Ayokunle Falomo has [...]
Feb 042011
This was one of the recurring questions at the last meet up. Every story you write needs to be edited before they will be published here. This also goes for other material you may want [...]
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