Nigerian, two Ghanaians for Ebedi Residency

Three writers, a Nigerian and two Ghanaians are at Iseyin, Oyo State, Nigeria for the July to August 2017 session of the Ebedi International Writers Residency.  The writers are Mojalaoluwa Jejelola Olaifa from Nigeria, Vanessa Shika Nanevie and Gertrude Serwaa Boadu from Ghana. Jejelola is a Law graduate from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She […]

Three writers, a Nigerian and two Ghanaians are at Iseyin, Oyo State, Nigeria for the July to August 2017 session of the Ebedi International Writers Residency. 

The writers are Mojalaoluwa Jejelola Olaifa from Nigeria, Vanessa Shika Nanevie and Gertrude Serwaa Boadu from Ghana.

Jejelola is a Law graduate from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She will be using her time in Ebedi to complete work on her Short Story collection; ‘Tabitha and other Stories’. She will also mentor Iseyin students in the art of story- telling through drama presentation.

A graduate of Information Studies and Theatre Arts from the University Of Ghana at Legon, during her stay in Ebedi, Vanessa will complete work on her ‘Foreshortening Sfumato’ project where she plans to present the tales of four artistes, two Nigerians, a Ghanaian and a European artist in a docudrama via a digital platform.  

The third writer, Gertrude a graduate of Theatre Arts from the University of Ghana at Legon loves to read, write and sing. Her stay in Nigeria will enable her to collect proverbs in the Yoruba language for her poetry project. She also hopes to teach Iseyin students the four traditional dances of Ghana among other creative endeavors.  

The Ebedi International Literary Writers Residency is a private Initiative for writers to complete ongoing works in a conducive environment at no cost to the writers. Since its inception about eight years ago, the Residency has hosted over 80 writers from eight African countries. Many of the past Residents (Fellows) have used the Residency to produce international award-winning books. The latest is Ayobami Adebayo a 2016 Ebedi Fellow whose novel; Stay With Me was recently shortlisted for the 2017 Bailey Women’s Prize for Fiction.