Three creative writers from Nigeria and Guinea Conakry have arrived Iseyin, Oyo State, for the June/July 2025 edition of the Ebedi International Writers Residency.
The writers are Rahaman Abiola, Oko Owi Ocho (both from Nigeria) and Ibrahima Bangoura (Guinea Conakry).
A press statement from the residency said, “In addition to their individual writing projects, the writers will also mentor secondary school students in Iseyin during their four-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 360 writers from 12 African countries many of whom have gone on to win international literary awards.
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