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    Join CNA’s #StartReadingByReading Challenge To Win N50,000 

    On January 15, 2021, celebrated and widely read Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie announced and launched the #StartReadingByReading Challenge on her Instagram Page. According to the award-winning writer, this challenge and giveaway is not just her first monetary giveaway but it was inspired by a…

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    Distillation of a Decade: A Poem By Adepoju Isaiah Gbenga 

    A poem that can tell the story of our existence with such crisp and catchy lines wins just about any heart effortlessly. Adepoju Isaiah Gbenga won us with his poem “Distillation of a Decade.” The ‘story’ woven into the lines of this poem is our…

    Eboquills, 1 month ago 1 2 min read  
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    Jungle Justice: A Short Story By Michael Emeka 

    A good short story is like a cupcake, when you are just beginning to love the flavor and texture, then you are left with only one bite or even nothing. This is how you will feel when you read Jungle Justice. Michael Emeka tells a…

    Eboquills, 2 months ago 0 4 min read  
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    Two Poems By Nigerian Poet, Ayooluwa Olasupo 

    In the poem, “This Time Last Year”, Ayooluwa Olasupo proves that poetry is about the best way to invest pain. The richness of her diction is compelling and every line of the first poem is embroidered with a mesmerizing metaphor that pours right into the…

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    TRISHA: A Short Story By Mustapha Enesi 

    “Trisha” is a sizzling short story that is fast-paced and narrates from the second-person point of view an incredibly intriguing story of a woman in her forties. The story is short but interestingly explosive. Mustapha Enesi brilliantly holds a reader spellbound in three minutes and…

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    Two Poems By Nigerian Poet, Daniel Tabowei 

    The lines of these two poems, “Hallucinations” and “The Passion” will snake through your mind slowly but with such a marveling intensity. Daniel Tabowei carefully chooses metaphors and imageries with the finesse of a fine-fingered sculptor who chisels a crooked log into a magnificent sculpture….

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    Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun, Wins Best of the Best Award, Women’s Prize for Fiction 

    One of Nigeria’s most widely read writers, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been named winner of Best of the Best Award, Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction. The book which landed her this prestigious award is one of our all-time favorite novels, Half of a Yellow Sun….

    Eboquills, 2 months ago 1 1 min read  
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    Three Poems by Nigerian Poet, Daniel Ezeokeke 

    How does one turn pain into lines that feel like balm? This question is one, most young Nigerian writers have been trying to answer in the past few days. The times are difficult and especially so for creatives who are unable to gather their thoughts….

    Eboquills, 3 months ago 3 2 min read  
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    A Review of Gospels of Depression Written by Pamilerin Jacob 

    Reading a great review of a book is like dipping one’s feet in a pool to test for the depth and coldness of the water before a refreshing afternoon swim. Victor Zechariah Achi’s Review of Gospels of Depression, a poetry chapbook written by Pamilerin Jacob…

    Eboquills, 3 months ago 2 4 min read  
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    Booty of War, A Poem By Winifred Kijie Odu 

    In “Booty of War”, Winifred Kijie Odu’s lines sit crisply in the verses of the poem with such precision that makes it admirable. Each line, carefully woven with the yarns of poetic devices, drips with nostalgia and a longing for the day when hope will…

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    Men Like God, An Essay By Owolabi Awwal OlanrewajuOwolabi Awwal Olarenwaju calls us out for not showing enough respect to military men who walked right into the arms of death to see to our collective safety. He insists that we must remember them. The fallen heroes, whose bodies were feasted on by scavengers and their bones knew not the luxury of graves. Owolabi’s essay is a well thought-out piece.– Editorial Team#armedforcesrememberanceday2021#armedForcesDay ... See MoreSee Less

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Our Writer Crush this Wednesday is Nome Patrick @iampaht whose poem, The Body Walks Through Grief Towards God, finished 3rd place in Frontier Poetry's @FrontierPoetry 2020 Award for New Poets.
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Nome is one poet you should be reading if you're yet to soak in his art and all its splendor.
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Congratulations, Nome!
    Got some piece you want to fine-tune? Or a manuscr Got some piece you want to fine-tune? Or a manuscript that needs trimming or clearer sentences?
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    Writing Tip . . Welcome to 2021 and we wish you a Writing Tip
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Welcome to 2021 and we wish you a great writing year!
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How about we begin with a writing tip from the great Garcia, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude?
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Here it is... Garcia says, write about what you know. What you have experienced. There are some writers who would try to make you believe this is a bad idea but if you want to write an edge-cutting story. A masterpiece or bestseller. This advice is a great one because it will boost your confidence in your own story and once the storyteller tells his/her story confidently, it is very likely to be a bomb! 
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A story comes alive when written but a story written confidently, flies. Yeah,  it grows wings and flies 🙂
    Our Writer Crush this Wednesday is @depiriyeggeorg Our Writer Crush this Wednesday is @depiriyeggeorge , the curator of @makingmondaymild 
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Want to take a lesson on consistency?

Or you want to learn how to get the best out of the most dreaded day of the week, Monday, she's the go-to person.
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She's got  lots of writing prompts and tips just for you.
    Happy holidays from all of us at @eboquills . . W Happy holidays from all of us at @eboquills 
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We hope you're unwinding, relaxing and sharing warm moments with your family and friends.
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Enjoy!
    Writing Tip . . Is there one special place in your Writing Tip
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Is there one special place in your past that you love to visit occasionally? 
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez says you can turn that into fantastic poetry.
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Yeah. You can turn your fondest memories, the ones you will give anything to relive, into strong verses. 
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Next time you're submerged in the waters of nostalgia, get you a pen and paper. Write a poem! 
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    Our writer crush this Wednesday is Jide Badmus (@i Our writer crush this Wednesday is Jide Badmus (@instajhide). He is an electrical engineer, a poet and the author of "There is a Storm in my Head", "Scripture" and "Paper Planes in the Rain."
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Jide's poems are known for brevity, and top-notch creativity. If you want to read poems that will both inspire and dazzle you, you really should read Jide Badmus!
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    . . Every month, we encourage writers to set readi .
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Every month, we encourage writers to set reading targets. Draw up personal reading schedules and add more books to their "must-read" list. You know why?
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Because a book is a friend. And we writers have so few friends because we are laid back and our energy levels don't just match with the ever-bustling world.
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So, tell us, what books are you reading this December? If you need suggestions, send a DM. We will be glad to suggest some books to you 🙂🙂
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Enjoy your December!
    Writing Tip . . We don't know one writer who has s Writing Tip
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We don't know one writer who has so mastered rejection that s/he doesn't feel bad when a new rejection letter arrives inbox.
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True that editors are becoming kinder and picking their words carefully to ensure they do not crush a potentially great writer whose talent is just in its budding stage, but rejection hurts, anyway!
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We guess it makes the writer think back on how much time they spent working on a particular piece. The research. The reshaping of characters. The editing of hundreds of sentences.  And all these make it even more difficult to swallow.
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But then, your "best" might just not be what such and such editor wants. This is why every writer must be patient with themselves because what you consider your best just might be like the prodigal son who left home with everything and returned with nothing.
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    Writer Crush Wednesday/Woman Crush Wednesday. . . Writer Crush Wednesday/Woman Crush Wednesday.
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Our #WCW is Okwiri Oduor. She is an author, storyteller and teacher of creative writing in Nairobi, Kenya, where she was born.
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Her novella The Dream Chasers was highly commended in the Commonwealth Book Prize 2012. In 2014, she won the Caine Prize for African Writing.
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If you are compiling a list of African writers you should be reading, do include @okwirioduor
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    Pause, Evaluate, Plan! . . The year 2020 has not b Pause, Evaluate, Plan!
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The year 2020 has not been easy for the whole world. Many people passed while fighting and hoping to see the end of a year that shook the globe. 
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The year might have been a little different for writers, some of whom had time to get off their regular 9-5 and give some attention to their craft. 
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For others, it became even more turbulent. The overdose of silence and the uncertainties in the world hit them too hard to do anything creative.
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Nearly everyone had goals at the beginning of the year. If you achieved some or even all, we applaud you but if you couldn't, we still applaud you for staying alive!
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However, as the year ends we wish you could pause, evaluate yourself and plan to do better. Ask the difficult question, 'what needs to change for me to be a better writer and prepare to effect that pivotal change in your writing career, come 2021.
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You have our best wishes, as always 🤗🤗
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    Writing Tip . . To paraphrase, Chinua Achebe, "a g Writing Tip
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To paraphrase, Chinua Achebe, "a good writer/poet does not need any more encouragement except to be asked to keep at it"
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Once you set out to write, you need to be consistent and patient with yourself. Elizabeth Gilbert did say that that patience is very important because your writing/poetry will disappoint you many times!
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So,  you might think you have sent out your best work, then  a rejection drops in your email and shatters all your confidence. If you give up then that marks the end. But if you keep pressing, with each "bad" poem, you're a poem closer to writing an award winning poem.
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You do have all it takes to be a great poet, you just need to work at it! 
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#wednesdayvibes #writingadvice #poetsofinstagram #writing #poetry #poems #writers #poets #elizabethgilbert #chinuaachebe #writingcommunity #writerslife #poemsofig #writingtips #inspirationalquotes #eboquills #wednesday
    Writer Crush Wednesday! . . Adedayo Agarau is our Writer Crush Wednesday!
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Adedayo Agarau is our Writer Crush this Wednesday. He is a multi-award-winning poet, author, freelancer, and documentary photographer.
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He was recently listed among the 99 most influential Nigerians in Art by @ynaija
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Dear budding poet, be inspired!
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    Reading is how every writer refills or feeds his/h Reading is how every writer refills or feeds his/her muse. But some writers just can't get themselves to read as much as they would love to!
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So we figured out that a monthly reading schedule would be of great help to those who are clueless as regards what to read
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If you're one of these writers, we want to help you with a free customized reading schedule for you, this November.
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Just hit us up 😊
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#readersofinstagram #writerslife #readingtime📖 #writersofig #books #november #booklover #bookstagrammer #authors #writing #eboquills #read #freebie #bookworms #nerd
    Writing Tip. . . There are a hundred and one reaso Writing Tip.
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There are a hundred and one reasons why you should not write that one story you have always wanted to write. From distractions to legit engagements. The list is very long.
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But carrying a story which the world needs to hear is such a burden. Maya Angelou describes it as "No greater agony"
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No! She's not exaggerating. She's just calling it what it is. Get your pen to paper and stop denying the world those amazing stories inside of you.
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We hope you're enjoying your weekend! You have our best wishes as always.
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#ebo #writing #storytelling #stories #quotes #Saturday #writingcommunity #writers #writersofinstagram #fiction #creativewriting #nonfiction #writingadvice #eboquills #weekend
    Writer Crush Wednesday . . Sisonke Msimang is one Writer Crush Wednesday
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Sisonke Msimang is one storyteller you should listen to. Her Ted Talk, "If a Story Moves you, Act on it" is warm, beautiful, and eye opening.
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@sisonke_msimang is 🔥🔥 and if you have never read her, google her already ☺
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#wcw #writesofinstagram #writing #stories #storytelling #writingcommunity #eboquills #wednesday #write #writers #storytellers #women #africanliterature
    To get one's book in front of the right audience t To get one's book in front of the right audience these days can be a little tasking for new authors. It doesn't mean that 'old' authors already know their way around how to adopt new book technologies which the vast majority of readers now employ as they try to beat the many distractions in the fast-paced world.
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If you are an author or aspiring author, we can help you navigate these, help you select the best and most suitable options which promises to get your book in front of those who you wrote them for.
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Hit us up, already!
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    Writing Tip . . Maya Angelou explains the one thin Writing Tip
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Maya Angelou explains the one thing that so captures readers. Which is the ability of a writer to take something so familiar and make it so fun to read. Something so ordinary and make it extraordinary.
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As a writer, each time your pen meets a blank sheet of paper, you're given an opportunity to take the familiar and make it fresh, fun, and refreshing.
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Go at those everyday words, tax your muse by showing up every day, you will be shocked at the magic you create and the readers in whose hearts you are leased a room through the pieces you created.
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#writingcommunity #writersofig #writingadvice #mayaangelou #writinginspiration #eboquills #writingtips #thursdaythoughts #writers #poetsociety #creativewriting
    Our man crush this Monday is Tolu Akinyemi, @poeto Our man crush this Monday is Tolu Akinyemi, @poetolu

He is a creative writer, storyteller, poet, artist, and photographer.
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He writes the simplest and most engaging poems you can find around. It's always a pleasure to read him, do add him to your reading lists and schedules!
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#mc #mcm #eboquills #poets #writingcommunity #poetry #poetsofinstagram #Monday #writers #poems #creatives #creativewriting
    To all Nigerian writers, we say Happy Independence To all Nigerian writers, we say Happy Independence Day!
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You're a year closer to the Nigeria of your dreams. Your stories, poems, essays are not a waste of your time.
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Celebrate! Don't lament about the things that have gone wrong. Pour out wine in tumblers of hope, let us toast to a better Nigeria!
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#nigeria #indepenceday #giantofafrica #writers  #thursdaythoughts #9ja #writingcommunity #poets #nigerian #nigerianwriters #eboquills #creatives
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    Avatareboquills@eboquills·
    13h

    Our #MCM for the week is Wale Ayinla @Wale_Ayinla, whose chapbook, "To Cast a Dream", was selected as winner of 2020 Toi Derricotte & Cornelius Eady Chapbook Prize! The award-winning book will be published by Jai-Alai Booka @jaialaibooks later this year.

    #poetrycommunity #poets

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    Avatareboquills@eboquills·
    16 Jan

    We loved reading your poems and it's such a delight to share them with the world.

    Keep writing 🤗

    Tyrone Takawira@tyrone_takawira

    Two of my favorite poems "Out" and "Rooftops" have been published by @eboquills.

    Thank you for the publication.

    Do check them out!

    https://eboquills.com/2021/01/12/two-poems-by-zimbabwean-born-poet-tyrone-takawira/

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    Avatareboquills@eboquills·
    16 Jan

    Celebrated #writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie announced and launched the #StartReadingByReading Challenge on her Instagram Page, here's how to enter.

    Write a 100-word response to her short story, OLIKOYE, and win 50k! Details below:

    https://eboquills.com/2021/01/16/join-cnas-startreadingbyreading-challenge-to-win-n50000/

    Best wishes!

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