2021 IBADAN CREATIVE
WRITING WORKSHOP
MEET OUR GUEST SPEAKERS
BARTHOLOMEW AKPAH holds a PhD from the University of
Ibadan, Nigeria. He has taught English courses at the Department of Languages,
English and Literary Studies at McPherson University, Ogun State, and Kola
Daisi University, Ibadan, before moving to Liberia where he currently teaches
at the Department of Language and Literature, William V.S. Tubman University.
JIDE
OGUNLANA
is a Novelist, Editor, Playwright and Professional Publisher, Two of Ogunlana’s
plays, Verbal Violence and Clash of the Gods have been successfully staged in
the Arts Theatre of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and they are being read
at The Polytechnic, Ibadan and some higher institutions in the country. One of
his short stories and extracts of his stories have also been published in some
editions of ANA Review of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA).
Ogunlana’s storybook, Primrose and the
Kidnappers won the 2018 ANA Prize for Children’s Literature. Many of his books
have been approved for school use in the current lists of books of Oyo State
Ministry of Education.
Other publications by Jide Ogunlana
include: Two Plays of Verbal Attack, Esin Amope (Yoruba) The Adventure of Three
Wild Boys (published under a pseudonym, Wale Adewale), Primrose and the
Kidnappers, Three Strange Stories for Children, Awesu in a Strange House, A
Girl Called Corona Sofia and From Marriage to Prison (A Collection of Short
Stories).
As an editor, he worked with Evans
Brothers (Nig. Publishers) Ltd for some years before establishing his own
publishing company where he now works as a writer, a rewriter and an
editor. His work with the Evans Brothers
as a Senior Editor exposed him to various works of great writers both locally
and internationally. As an independent editor, he has edited outstanding works
of many popular Nigerian writers such as the prose works of Dr Wale Okediran,
the Secretary General of Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) and a former
Member of the House of Representatives, the biography of a former governor, the
prose work of Diipo Fagunwa, the only surviving child of D.O. Fagunwa and the
autobiography of Prof. Samuel Olusegun Ayodele, a renowned Nigerian professor
of English.
MURTHADA
O. LAWAL
is a graduate of Fine Art from The Polytechnic Ibadan, Eruwa Campus and Yaba
College of Technology where he obtained his HND in Painting (1992). Afterwards
he got a Masters Degree at the University of Ibadan.
The artist has worked in different
capacities as a cartoonist, illustrator and graphic designer for numerous
magazine, newspaper, publishing companies and multinational organizations,
which include IITA, Ibadan. He rose through managerial positions such as
Production Manager at the Melrose Books. Also, Publishing and Operations
Manager and later Acting Managing Director at UNILAG Press and Book Shop.
Presently he is back fulltime in the
studio, working as a painter, illustrator, designer, 2D and 3D animator. His
commissioned artworks adorn public and private spaces in Nigeria and abroad.
Awards won include: NOMA Award runner
up, Kobe, Japan (1994), TIG 1st prize Award, Canada (2003), Macmillan
literature Award, UK (2006) etc.
FOLARIN
OLANIYI
is a writer and media consultant with experience in the global book publishing
industry spanning over 10 years. He has in the past years worked with several
young writers to publish their works to high acclaim. Folarin presently directs
the affairs of The School of Media and Innovation where he teaches printing,
publishing and digital media.
SULAIMAN
IDRIS BANKOLE
hails from Osogbo in Osun State. He is a Scriptwriter, Playwright and an
educator per excellence. He is also a scriptwriter as well as playwright. He
believes in educating our youth’s right by having the common sense to tell them
the truth about where our country and continent presently stands. Some of his
works are: My Destiny, My Choice. Hidden Sparkle, When Tomorrow Comes and other
academic books.
FOLARIN
PHEBEAN holds
a B.A English Language and Literature from the University of Ilorin. She is a
young lady of essence and value with the mindset of reading and becoming great
in life, a lover of God, and a cheerful giver.
During her undergraduate, she was a
member of an Editorial group that does editing jobs as a freelancer. She is
presently working as an English Editor in Extension Publications Company,
starting her career as an Editor at her tender age. She has the vision of
pursuing a Masters Degree in the nearest Future.
Registration is free,
to register send your name, phone number, gender, email and your favorite genre
to Odunyemi Ayobami – 08164148985 and copy Akinyemi Jelili- 07064338572.
Benefits of participation include: Free certificate
of participation, free Creative Writing E-books and automatic membership into
the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW).
