Well, this certainly suggests a wrong point of emphasis: Abuja Writers' Forum provides recipe for literary laurels reports Balarabe Oshiafi in the Nigerian Tribune, as apparently:
Still, there are also curious claims such as:
"Opportunities in the literary sector" ! when was the last time you heard someone make that claim !
It is not enough to just publish novels, writers must also work towards winning laurels, and this is why the Abuja Writers' Forum (AWF) recently organised a workshop which focused on how writers could pen award-winning books.In all fairness, it sounds like the workshops were nevertheless pretty much focused on the usual basics -- with a special emphasis on proper editing (which really seems to be an issue in Nigeria).
Still, there are also curious claims such as:
The workshop really opened the eyes of participants to the opportunities in the literary sector. Nigeria terribly needs to diversify her economy as a strategy for solving crude oil-induced multifarious socio-cultural problems, reduce unemployment, and boost foreign exchange earnings. In America, entertainment grosses over 600 million dollars annually for the economy. The emerging entertainment industry in Nigeria is a waiting goldmine.I've never heard anyone suggest that getting more people to churn out novels and poetry is a great way to diversify the economy (or to suggest that it might somehow be part of a goldmine ...); still: gotta like that enthusiasm !
"Opportunities in the literary sector" ! when was the last time you heard someone make that claim !