The Arts-Muse Fair

Three Nigerian writers, Gbadeyanka Kehinde Yusuff, Dawaki Hamza Sadiq and Nehru Cheovo Odeh have arrived Iseyin, Oyo State, Nigeria for the September-October 2017 session of the Ebedi International Writers Residency. Yusuff who is a playwright, poet and short story writer is from Oyo State. An up and coming writer with four unpublished works, he hopes to spend his time in Ebedi to complete a drama piece. He will also use the time to mentor Secondary Students in Iseyin in the art of creative writing. The second writer, Dawaki Hamza Sadiq from Kano State is a teacher and translator who writes in Hausa and English languages. Some of his literary works include two novels, two poetry collections and some newspaper articles. He is also the winner of some literary prizes such as " Gasar Gagara Gwari" from TaskarAla Global Kano, 2012, "Gwarzon Marubuci " from Duniyar Marubuta, Kankia, 2013 as well as " Gudunmawar Adabi " from Makarantar Bambadiya, KAS

Editors of the Ebedi Review have called for submissions for its third edition of the magazine. The Ebedi International Writers Residency was established in 2010 by Dr. Wale Okediran as a retreat for African writers the world over searching for a serene and comfortable environment to research and work on their arts. Since inception, the residency has welcomed about 100 writers from Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, Cameroon and South Africa. The residency accepts three to four writers for a six-week stay. And aside lodging, local transportation and reading materials, it also provides residents with weekly stipends, a housekeeper/cook and a residency manager. The Review is an in-house magazine of the Ebedi International Writers Residency, Iseyin Nigeria. It features articles on the residency and its environs from fellows of the Residency and also accepts and publishes short stories, photos and poems from writers across the world. The Ebedi Review was first publish