The Arts-Muse Fair

Samira Haruna Sanusi, our May TAMF Literary Birthday Intercourse guest’s birthday was on Saturday, May 6, 2017. She is the author of the book, S is for Survivor and Founder of the Samira Sanusi Sickle Cell Foundation. We had to break our tradition of publishing the interview same day as our guest’s birthday because her day was too full to permit a single stretch of interview. In addition to marking her birthday with family and friends, Samira Sanusi was also hosting a Fundraiser for her Sickle Cell Foundation on the same day. We started the interview in the morning of May 6, but her very busy day ensured that we could only conclude the interview three days later. Here is our chat with her.                                                                                                                                  TAMF : How does it feel on this day of your birth? Samira Sanusi : It feels great, not because it's my birthday but because on this day, and at thi

The Niger state chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors will tomorrow, Saturday, March 11, 2017 host Poet Zacham Bayei at its Writer's Spell. The Spell is a forum where established and promising writers critique the guest writer's work. It aims to imbue the work under critique with high craftsmanship to achieve better literary quality when published.  Zacham Baiye Zacham Bayei was born 34 years ago in Og oja, Cross River State of Nigeria. Shortly after his birth his parents relocated to Lagos State, where he did his elementary education. After that, he proceeded to Command Secondary School Kaduna, and later Kaduna State Polytechnic Zaria, where he did a pre-degree (IJMBE) programme and gained admission into Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, to study Literature- in- English.  Later he obtaine d a Post-Graduate Diploma in Intercultural Communication and Conflict Resolution (PGDIC) from the University of Abuja, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), N

Late Abubakar Gimba The birthday of Abubakar Gimba, late writer and former President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) is today. The writer of 16 published works of Prose, Poetry and Essays died on 25th February, 2015, aged 63. Below are tributes from writers in memory of his life and works.   Abubakar Gimba was a patron- saint among ANA members as President. He was that calm, dignified figure that could hardly be provoked by anyone's eccentricities or presumptions. You could not see him exhibiting any of the so-called 'writers' excesses and he led with  uncanny kindness. His executive registered ANA as a corporate entity and secured its land in Abuja by acquiring its C of O. Abubakar Gimba's writings began the cross over  conversation of Northern Nigerian fictional narrative in English into mainstream Nigerian literature. Abubakar Gimba began that conversation yesterday that has been radically extended by Abubakar Adam today. Denja