Female duo to read at AWF February session

Two female writers, Amina Aboje and Elsie Oghenekaro, will take centre stage at this month’s Guest Writer Session. Port Harcourt-born, Aboje, author of the poetry collection, ‘Promises on Sand’ holds a degree in Biochemistry and is currently running a post-graduate course at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi.  Her short stories have featured in some literary […]

Two female writers, Amina Aboje and Elsie Oghenekaro, will take centre stage at this month’s Guest Writer Session.

Port Harcourt-born, Aboje, author of the poetry collection, ‘Promises on Sand’ holds a degree in Biochemistry and is currently running a post-graduate course at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi. 

Her short stories have featured in some literary journals like Dugwe and Lunaris Review while her poems and short stories have severally topped the Abuja Writers Forum Writing Challenge series. 

In 2016, she won the Mandela Day Poetry Prize and is one among several featured in the soon to be published Best New African Poets 2017 Anthology. 

Her poetry collection focuses on the many intricacies of life and the disturbing issue of corruption in politics.

The other writer, Elsie Dennis Oghenekaro, once a journalist with Abuja Newsday, was a Liaison Officer for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).   

Under the pen name Elsie O. Dennis, she has written several books for young children as well as several novels and inspirational books. She runs a small reading NGO for urban ghettos and trains young people on how to live a more meaningful life.  Her latest book is God Is Not Here. 

The reading session which holds February 24 at Aso Hall, Nanet Suites, Abuja by 4pm, features readings, a Q and A session, live music, and a raffle draw for books is open to the public.