The Guest Writer Session runs from 4-7 p.m. and is open to the public and holds at the International Institute of Journalism, behind The Father’s Church, Jahi, Abuja.
After a COVID-19-induced hiatus, the Abuja Writers’ Forum re-launches the iconic Guest Writer Session on 24 June 24 with three authors- Kabura Zakama, Jibrin Baba Ndace and Michaela Moye.
He has been published in several anthologies, and his first collection of poems, “The Man Lived”, won the 1999 ANA Poetry Prize. His second collection, “Chant of the Angry”, was shortlisted for the 2022 ANA Poetry Prize.Mr Zakama, an international development and humanitarian practitioner working in North-east Nigeria, sees poetry as a calling but is better known as a promoter of literature focusing on young writers and writing in indigenous languages.
Jibrin Baba Ndace, an award-winning journalist, was the former Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Niger State . With a career in both Journalism and Public Relations spanning over a decade, Mr Ndace has distinguished himself as a Public Affairs commentator, Media Consultant, Youth Vanguard and Peace Advocate and was carefully designated as one of the global change agents in countering violent extremism and hate speech within the social media space.
Born in Kaduna to parents from South-west Nigeria, Michaela Moye studied Law at the University of Abuja. She is an experienced communication consultant with a demonstrated history of working in international development. She is an astute poet, voice-over artist, writer, editor, radio personality and social impact advocate.
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