FOUR female writers from Ghana, Nigeria and Togo have arrived Iseyin, Nigeria for the July/August 2024 Edition of the Ebedi International Writers Residency.
The writers are Left to Right in the above picture: Woelinam Agordah (Ghana), Olive Chinyere Amajuoyi (Nigeria), Ruth Gbeglo (Togo) and Olaitan Sanya-Abiodun (Nigeria)
In addition to their individual Writing Projects, the Writers will also mentor Secondary school students in Iseyin during their 4 week stay.
The Ebedi International Writers Residency is a private initiative for the free use of Writers in need of a conducive environment to complete their ongoing works.
Since its establishment in 2010, the facility has hosted 300 Writers from 12 African Countries.
The current writers’ stay at the Residency was sponsored by the ABOVE WHISPERS FOUNDATION established by the eminent feminist thinker, gender specialist, policy advocate and writer, Erelu Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi.
Erelu Fayemi is a long-standing friend of the Ebedi Residency. We are delighted with this collaboration which has facilitated the sponsorship of female writers in various residences at Ebedi since 2023 till date.
Bisi Fayemi is the author of ‘Speaking Above a Whisper’ (2013) ‘Speaking for myself (2013) ‘Loud Whispers’ (2017) and ‘Where is your Wrapper’ (2020).
For further inquiries about the Residency, kindly send a message to [email protected]
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