Teen Writer Gets Publishing Offer From Amab Books
It was a feast of delicious poetry last Saturday at the weekly meeting of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Niger State chapter when the Writers’ group hosted a teen writer from Himma International College, Minna. Zainab Salihu, 17, read her deeply reflective poems with a trenchant voice to the admiration of ANA members. Prior to her reading at the ANA meeting, her mentor, Mr. Yunusa MC had read her poem entitled ‘ Luck is a fool' at a previous meeting which sparked a wild debate over the deftly worded poem that touched on a highly political theme. This earned her an invitation to come and read her poems to ANA members at the request of Mr. Nurdin Busari the CEO of Amab Books, with a pledge to publish her if she could justify that the writings are original to her. Zainab Salihu at her ANA Niger Reading Well, she came, she read and she won a publishing contract with Amab Books! Upon reciting only four poems from her collection, she won membe