AWF hosts Sylva Ifedigbo and Badejo in October
An indigene of Agulu in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Sylva Ifedigbo, was born in Abuja, Nigeria and attended School for the Gifted, Gwagwalada, Abuja and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he obtained a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree in 2007. He has since also obtained professional training and certifications in […]
An indigene of Agulu in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Sylva Ifedigbo, was born in Abuja, Nigeria and attended School for the Gifted, Gwagwalada, Abuja and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he obtained a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree in 2007. He has since also obtained professional training and certifications in Project Management, Creative Writing and Public Relations and today works in Corporate Communication.
An award winning fiction writer and essayist, he has written widely on Nigerian Socio-political issues both online and in the print media including the Saturday Punch Youngster’s Page, The Nation, 234next, Nigeria Village Square, KOWA Party blog, Nigeria Dialogue among many others. He currently writes a weekly Sunday column for Daily Times and maintains a personal blog where he shares his views on a wide range of issues.
He also has a number of fiction works to his credit including a novella Whispering Aloud published in 2008 by Spectrum Books, Ibadan. He has had his short fiction published in various local and international literary journals including MTLS, StoryTime, Swale Life, Life as a Human, Sentinel Nigeria, Saraba among others. His collection of stories The Funeral Did Not End was officially released on September 15 by Lagos-based DADA Books.
Appointed Coca-Cola Africa Happiness Manifesto Campaign Ambassador, Nze as he is fondly called by friends and family is a member of the Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association, The Project Management Institute (USA) and the Association of Nigerian Authors. He is single, enjoys watching football and when he is not busy writing or reading, is most likely to be found interacting with like minds on twitter where he maintains and active presence.
Seun Badejo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Geophysics from the Federal University of Technology, Akure and is currently based in Abuja. He has a passion for fiction and poetry writing and is an active member of the Abuja Writer’s Forum.
Mr Badejo is also one of the Directors on the Board of Nigerian Saving Nigerians; a democracy advocacy group based in Houston, Texas.
Badejo believes in these forms of expression, Poetry and Fiction, as powerful tools capable of raising the collective consciousness of society; a heightened consciousness which is indispensible in building a fair and equitable society. His debut collection of Poems, “Everything the Light Touches” was published in early October, 2012.
Betty Abah, in her review of the collection, said, “Badejo reflects on the beauty and sometimes banal sides of life, happily or sadly, as the case may be. And he weaves his poetic mantle with an unmistakeable grace, a grace that’s so uncommon in our prevalent literature of rage, a rage induced by our mad realities.”
The October 27, 2012 edition of the Guest Writer Session starts at 4pm and will include the usual side attractions of poetry performance, mini art exhibition, and a raffle-draw as well as live music. The Abuja Writer’s Forum meets three Sundays each month and hosts a reading on every last Saturday at the International Institute of Journalism, Hamdala Plaza, Jimmy Carter Street, Asokoro, Abuja.
Source: Abuja Writers Forum