Workshop Participants: Fiction

Here is a list of the successful applicants for the fiction workshop, scheduled to hold during the Garden City Literary Festival, between October 15-20, 2012. They will be learning more about the mastery of fiction writing. Congratulations everyone!

• Pricewill Udom
• Akingbulu Oluwatosin
• Adiba Obubo
• Louis Ogbere
• Zino Asalor
• Cynthia Echeme
• Nlebedum Joseph Chisom
• Ubong Joshua
• Maxwell Unuafe
• Precious E. Ohaegbulam
• David Ishaya Osu
• Kayode Adegbesan
• John Onuoha
• Fab-Eme Timothy
• Ladi Opaluwa
• Emmanuel Nwafor
• Mike Ekunno
• Julius Bokoru Trust
• Tolulope Oke

Workshop Participants: Poetry

Here is a list of the successful applicants for the poetry workshop, scheduled to hold during the Garden City Literary Festival, between October 15-20, 2012. Congratulations everyone! We hope to see you in Port-Harcourt!

• Umefien Dakoru Epepe
• Uwajimgba Chidiebere
• Akam Chukwuemeka
• Angela Inyena Anietie
• Benson Ingibo Victory
• Chika Nwakanma
• Nathaniel Soonest
• Rasaq Malik
• Asinaba George
• Christian Ibezimako
• Oguntoyinbo Shola Phebian
• Eyindah Clever Aruchi
• Samuel Ugbechie
• Femi Amogunla
• Kemi Mildred Hughes
• Emmanuel Uweru Okoh
• Anyanwu Munachimno
• Seye Ogunniyi
• Onos Raye
• Mbizo Chirasha
• Madu Chisom King
• Okeke Akudo Nkemjika
• Mikail Oluwadare Bashir

GCLF 2012 Seminars

Are you ready for the Garden City Literary Festival? We are. As you already know, the focus of the GCLF this year is women and literature, so the seminars are designed along those lines. Do you think women contribute in any way to Nigerian literature? Do you think they contribute to national development? 

Here are more details on the planned seminars and venues. More details coming soon.

Seminar 1: Literature and Women in National Development

Date: Thursday 18th October, 2012

Venue: Royal Banquet Hall, Hotel Presidential

Moderator: Mr Obinna Nwodim

Chairperson: Dr. Priye Iyalla-Amadi

Discussants: Dr. Chinyere Agabi and Mrs. Nneka Duru

Seminar 2: Literature and Women in National Development

Date: Friday 19th October, 2012

Venue: Royal Banquet Hall, Hotel Presidential

Moderator: Dr. Ikenna Kamalu

Chairperson: Prof. Julia Okoh

Discussants: Prof. Charles Nnolim, Dr. Julie Umukoro and Ms. Sophia Obi

GCLF 2012: Bookfair & Exhibition

This is for booksellers and everyone interested in displaying their wares at the 2012 Garden City Book Fair & Exhibition taking place during the Garden City Literary Festival, from October 15th through 20th, at the Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Booth Sizes are:

• 4m2 priced at N52,000
• 6m2 priced at N65,000
• 8m2 priced at N85,000

**Booth sizes larger than 8m2 will be charged at N8,500 per m2.

To confirm a place at the Garden City Book Fair & Exhibition, please fill in this form and return it to: Rainbow Book Club, 20 Igbodo Street, Old G.R.A, Port Harcourt.

For Further enquiries, please call:  0802318 7731 or 08064525390

We have a New Website!

Same old link, but there are so many new things up there. Go there for the latest updates on this year's festival. You are here: home.

Happy Independence Day Nigerians

This day, in 1960, Nigeria gained her independence from Britain. Here is to Nigeria, and Nigerians. What are you doing today? Do you need interesting books to read? We have a recommendation: our books of the festival 2012. So take a walk to bookshops around you. Or be at the GCLF this year! Enjoy!

GCLF: Five Years of Running with the Vision

Port Harcourt, UNESCO World Book Capital 2014 is also the home of the annual Garden City Literary Festival. The festival, which is in its fifth year, is an annual celebration of Literature and the Arts and also a platform for networking between players in the book chain industry. The main features of the festival include; The Garden City Book Fair, Writers’ Workshops, Symposium, book readings, Drama Performances and children’s events.

The workshops which run for 3 days, are facilitated by seasoned writers. The workshops takes participants through the rudiments of writing, then gives them an opportunity to revise their work and finally present their finished work to their peers, who critique it and offer valuable feedback. On completion of the workshops, participants are given a certificate of attendance. This year Doreen Baingana will facilitate the fiction class and Dr. Obari Gomba will take the Poetry class. Cpt Elehi Amadi and Veronique Tadjo will handle the Master’s classes. The workshops are free but require pre-registration.

The Garden City Book Fair, another key feature of the festival, is open from 8am to 6pm daily for the duration of the event. The book fair is open to booksellers, publishers, gift shops, education establishments, banks and others. Patrons to the exhibition in the past have included, Longman Nigeria PLC, Heinemann, Book Craft, Bible Wonderland, Litramed Publications among others.  Port Harcourt is fast developing as a book hub, and with the city clinching the much coveted title of UNESCO World Book Capital 2014, the book industry in the city is expected to thrive even more.  Schools, universities and the general public are invited to come and maximise this opportunity to shop for a variety of books and learning resources all under one roof and at competitive prices.

The festival also features events for children, book signings and seminars, for more information please log on to www.gardencityfestival.com  and www.portharcourtworldbookcapital.org.