Workshop
The First Saraba Writing Workshop was held between 26 to 28 May 2011 at the Natural History Museum of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
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- On the second day of the workshop
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- Emmanuel Iduma giving his talk, “On Alternative Careers and Artistic Practice.”
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- Listening to the Iduma talk
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- On the first day, watching a video of Chris Abani speaking at TED, 2007. That day’s activity was based on the talk – Narrative and Africa
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- Arthur Anyaduba, non-fiction facilitator, giving his talk “A Diverse Mind: The Artist as a Learner.”
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- Listening to Arthur Anyaduba
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- On the second day of the workshop. L-R Ayobami Famurewa, Emmanuel Iduma, Damilola Ajayi and Arthur Anyaduba (Facilitators)
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- Damilola Ajayi giving his talk, “The Artist and an Imagined Audience.”
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- Listening to Damilola Ajayi
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- Damilola Ajayi reading from his forthcoming collection, Clinical Blues.
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- On the second day, Ayobami Famurewa making a point.
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- Cross section of participants, Day 2
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- Ayobami Famurewa, who writes as Ayobami Adebayo, giving her talk, “Signposts on the Road to Publishing.”
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- Adebiyi Olusolape giving his talk, “Meeting Up the Internet!
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- Olusolape Talking
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- Ayobami with a participant, Damilola Daramola. Looking through her work
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- Poetry Workshop
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- Damilola Daramola and Busola Odunuga walking towards the school bus-stop where the ‘City Meet-Up’ event was held
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- Backview of facilitators
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- A campus view
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- The Natural History Museum, venue of the workshop. We all agreed it is a masterpiece!
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- The facilitators in conversation, “Publishing, Reading Culture and Saraba.”
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- Publishers (Damilola Ajayi and Emmanuel Iduma) with one of the participants, Ayomipo Adegeye.
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- From L-R, Emmanuel Iduma (Co-Publisher & Managing Editor, Saraba), Arthur Anyaduba (Fiction Editor, Saraba), Ayobami Famurewa (Fiction Editor, Saraba), and Damilola Ajayi (Co-Publisher & Contributing Editor)
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- Saraba’s Staff. Where is Temitayo Olofinlua?
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- Participants with Facilitators
Read the report here.
Click on any of these links to download the Talks (from 4Shared) by the Facilitators and the Conversation between them. You might have to wait for some time before downloading.
Arthur Anyaduba, “A Diverse Mind: The Artist as a Learner.” Here
Ayobami Adebayo, “Signposts on the Road to Publishing.” Here
Damilola Ajayi, “The Artist and an Imagined Audience.” Here
Adebiyi Olusolape, “Meeting Up the Internet” Here
Emmanuel Iduma, Adebiyi Olusolape, Damilola Ajayi, Ayobami Famurewa, and Arthur Anyaduba in conversation:
“Publishing, Reading Culture and Saraba.” Here
Thanks to all who participated, and the support from a wider, virtual, audience.
