Badmus, Kanu And Sylva For October Guest Writer Session
Loading ...The Octoberย 27 Guest Writer Session of the Abuja Writers Forum (AWF) will feature ย two writers – Jide Badmus and Winnie Edmund Kanu – ย and a literary enthusiast cum administrator โ Timipre Sylva. The event is open to the public and holds at the Aso Hall of Nanet Suites from 4pm to 7pm and featuring readings, Q and A Session, live music and a raffle-draw for books.
Jide Badmus, who lives and writes from Lagos was on the EGC Top 50 Contemporary Poetsย who rocked Nigeria in 2017. An electrical engineer by profession, ย Badmus regards himelf as a literary promoter and poet who is inspired by nature and beauty. He is the author of two poetry collections, THERE IS A STORM IN MY HEAD (February 2017)ย and SCRIPTURE (July 2018).
ย Some of his literary works have appeared ย in national dailies, blogs andย online journals such asย Dugwe, Kalahari review, Dwarts Onlineย (among others).
Winnie Edmund Kanu is the author of UNTAINTED (2018), a romance novella.ย She is a Certified Document Control Specialist and has a professional Certificate on Quality Management and Internal Audit.She graduated from Delta State University with a Diploma in Law and Lagos State University with a B.A in English Language.
She believes that ARTS is one of the most powerful medium available for re-orientating the masses and achieving the needed change we desire to see in our society.
Ms Kanu is the Programmes Coordinator and Administrative Head on (Human City Media Advocacy Initiative)- a Project sponsored by International Organizations in Rivers State, Nigeria.
Chief Timipre Sylva will debut โTake Fiveโ, a segment where high profile personalities talk of five books that have impacted their lives. A former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief ย Sylva studiedย English Language / Linguistics at the University of Port Harcourt.
His working career included a stint with the National Minority Business Council, Port Harcourt, where he was the Executive Secretary, ย before he switched over to politics.
