Naija Bloggers - THE BOOK
May 16th, 2007 | Published in Blogosphere, Entries on Old Grandiose Palor (Blogger), Media, Nigeria | 13 Comments
This is a call to all Nigerian bloggers worldwide to become a part of An anthology of the greatest works of Nigerian Bloggers- A book called Naija bloggers Vol 1.
Nigerian Bloggers around the globe are requested to send in their stories or recommend great posts for the publication of a physical anthology, the first of its kind by any group of bloggers on any continent.
Read more from the coordinator - Laspapi
May 20th, 2007 at 2:01 am (#)
Great idea - But what are these categories supposed to represent: “anecdotes, short stories, poetry, prose, drama and essays but there is room for as many sub-categories as are sent in as the book will also serve as a platform where artistes can showcase architectural/interior/exterior designs, photography, paintings as well as fashion and textile designs”
Just a shame that there are not categories for politics, environment, literature, the arts, social justice, human rights, gender, feminism - need i go on?
I cant say essays, drama and short stories are familiar to me in the blogosphere - this is blogging and blogs we are talking about? Maybe I am missing something - when does a post become an essay, a short story or a piece of drama?
May 22nd, 2007 at 12:53 am (#)
Categories for literature, the arts?
“Human rights” doesn’t fall under “Social justice”?
There’s no way humanly possible we can state all the topics people write on. There are as many topics as people have ideas. The purpose of the suggestions made was to show there was no limit to what could be sent in. You may consider the works sought as “including but not limited to” the categories stated.
There are enough people involved with the Arts and book publishing in this project to tell the difference between categories and make sub-categories where necessary. There are no hard and fast rules imposed on any writer.
I’ll nit-pick for clarity.
When does a post become an Essay?
I assure you that we’ll know an essay when we see one. A lot of issues like politics, environment,gender, feminism like stated by sokari are usually essayed (sic)
When does it become a drama?- When it is written in the form of a play, a drama sketch or a skit. laspapi’s a playwright and assures bloggers he can tell a drama when he sees one following the basic rules of theatre.
When does it become a short story?- A lot of people write novellas. Basically, this category is for prose writers.
May 22nd, 2007 at 2:42 am (#)
Essays, drama and prose writing are easier ways of rationalising and illustrations for many people and i particularly will be interested in contibuting to this blog from this angle. i will follow this with interest.
May 22nd, 2007 at 3:17 am (#)
Laspapi I visited your blog. Couldnt get comments through to you.I no be yahoo account holder. Also i read that contributions for the anthalogy should be submitted by May 14??? Please clarify. Is it too late? I want to get in touch with Ahmed yerimah please. Na my long lost cousin of our University of Ife days with Wole Soyinka. Please help me o.
May 22nd, 2007 at 3:18 am (#)
It just seems an odd way to me to categorise blog posts - looking at all the blog awards categories over the past x years (yes i know this is not a blog award but a collection of posts). I just never think of blog posts in terms of essays, drama or stories but then thats me!
But hey nothing is fixed so a good idea to try something different for a change. Good luck and great thought for coming up with the idea.
May 23rd, 2007 at 10:35 am (#)
Ah please include Naijablog Jeremy’s Aram Aram post about a pail,I will never forget !! posted sometime last year !!
May 23rd, 2007 at 6:54 pm (#)
omotaylor,
contributions are to be submitted by June the 15th. Should have been posted previously on respective blogs on or before May 14. You have till the 15th of next month to submit. Send to nigerianbloggers@yahoo.com
I’ll try to get Dr Yerima’s e-mail address for you.
May 23rd, 2007 at 6:55 pm (#)
Naijilted, we need the permission of the writer. If we can have that, we’ll add.
May 23rd, 2007 at 6:56 pm (#)
Thanks for the good wishes, sokari. Hope you add your works to the anthology.
May 24th, 2007 at 2:30 am (#)
Laspapi Thanks very much. Will try my best and await the e-mail address requested. Is there any easier way we could view, comment and roam on your blog i.e. as we are able to do with Imnakoya? I dont seem to be able to get through.
May 24th, 2007 at 5:36 pm (#)
There should be no problems roaming my blog or leaving comments, ‘taylor.
Do you have the same problem with all blogs on blogspot? I haven’t forgotten Ahmed Yerima’s e-mail.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:15 am (#)
Dear Laspapi will try again. I had no problem with the thre other blogs visited. Thanks for remembering my request.
June 12th, 2007 at 12:50 am (#)
[…] Although blogging is global, it’s still very nascent in Nigeria (and Africa in general), therefore it is pertinent, if not mandatory, that bloggers congeal and collaborate if for no other reason than fostering relationships that promote citizen media. Citizen media is the future of information and news management in Nigera/Africa (see Tayo Odukoya’s post on Nigeria’s FRSC below). The emergence of blog aggregators is based on this premise; it also drive ideas such as the proposed Jeremy’s Naija Blogger Meet-up (Lagos) and the reverse publication project being championed by Laspapi. […]