Three female writers from Nigeria have arrived Iseyin, Oyo State, for the October/ November 2024 edition of the Ebedi International Writers Residency.
The writers are Ramat Jimoh, Joy Chioma Eyisi and Hauwa Saleh Abubakar.
In addition to their individual writing projects, the young ladies will also mentor secondary school students in Iseyin during their four-week stay.
A statement issued by the residency today said 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 by the award-winning author and current Secretary-General of the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA), Dr Wale Okediran, 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 wife of a former governor of Ekiti State, the eminent feminist thinker, gender specialist, policy advocate and writer, Erelu Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi.
For enquiries about the residency, contact: derinjuwon@gmail.com
