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Writing undoubtedly has become an essential part of storytelling. What we learn by observing the digital space in the twenty-first century is this: you need to know how to write. Politicians, event managers, athletes, grocery store owners, all of these people need content.
Here’s a compilation of training resources from our second installation of the Itanile writing workshop with Resoketswe Manenzhe @avatar_reso, and Kolawale Samuel Adebayo @officialpstkay (IG) & @samofthevoice (Twitter).
The poems traverse through dirges and nostalgia to arrive at a convention where love is a fleeting thing. The prose – the entire issue, even – beckon the reader to partake of whims, dreams, and dares.
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The writers in this issue have taken the decision to shape the dialogue of the day by continuing to write. In doing so, these writers have opened new doors to all sorts of conversations about everyday living. They have also given us stories that make us gasp delightedly, cry and laugh. Such was my experience reading them. Through the stories, I was reminded of our shared humanity. I was also prompted to remember our complexities as humans. In the end, I found myself gaining fresh perspectives.
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They say love can be found at the oddest places and at the oddest points in time. This was true for me, it had happened to me a couple of times before, but the most recent was a meeting between two volcanoes whose lava formed the bed of a gentle sea. I sat at the edge...
A few weeks back I had to do a presentation from the book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective people by Stephen R. Covey at the office. And can I just add that I aced it? Hahaha! My topic was on Beginning with the end in mine. While this is a good thing to add to...
# NOVUS by leke Alder A review by Damilola Jonathan O. All the business concepts I have learned by reading business books flashed through my mind as I read "Novus". I understand better why I have followed this path of business choices, why I decided to learn from...
Blessed Abraham hosted this prose in the CFW writing group, here are the instructions: Take a close look at the picture, feel it, now live in it. Write a 50 word story purely about the particular scene. Describe the scene, make us live in it. Just 50 words. Employ...
The book "Missing" is a short story that focuses on the travailing experience of Eunice, a young corps member serving in the city of Benin, Edo state. Just about when the service year had taken an interesting and fascinating turn. Eunice had left the city of Ibadan...
A budding writer here, hoping to get his craft out into the world for all to enjoy. Below is a fiction piece I wrote, I hope the tone isn't too dark for what suffices as a typical piece. It hasn't been published anymore. The title is In The End., which is 1444 words...
Due to the short submission period and other considerations by the Designed Life team, we are pleased to inform the writing community of the following changes in the designed life contest: Entry is now absolutely free and we would be making a refund to every writer...
We are pleased to announce to you that cfwriterz group now has a membership of more than five hundred (500) facebook users. To celebrate the growth of CFW group, we are hosting writing events in the CFW Facebook groups. Writers and Authors would be giving out free...
There is no room for weakness We live in a world that requires strength and consistency to move on , there is no room for weakness , no room to breakdown and no room for suicide. For every minute that we spend on pitying ourselves , we lose something and times flies ,...
The CFW Shop is one of the projects we launched in 2016, we have titles ranging from Poetry Anthologies to Short Stories, Novellas and Novels. All you need is a Naira Master Card to get a PDF copy of these collections. There are at least three free...
