Dates: 19 August 2011
GCLF holds Workshops for a wide variety of participants ranging from children to aspiring and published writers. These workshops provide a medium for participants to brush up their skills and imbibe more knowledge.
These workshops are usally free but require candidates to pre-register via the festival's website. Intending participants are usually required to submit samples of their work to enable us ascertain their suitability for the workshops. Submitted work samples are assessed by the Association of Nigeria Authors.
PARTICIPATION IN THE WRITERS WORKSHOP
PLEASE NOTE ALL SAMPLE MATERIALS MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 12:00 NOON ON FRIDAY 19TH AUGUST 2011. MATERIALS SUBMITTED AFTER THIS DATE AND TIME WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
REQUIREMENTS:
SHORT STORIES / DRAMA
1. All intending participants must submit short stories between 500 – 1500 words only (please highlight how many words your story contains for our records) *You should submit only your best story.
2. A one page personal CV must accompany submission of your work.
3. A brief paragraph about what you intend to learn from your chosen workshop, should be submitted.
4. All manuscripts must be double spaced with a header showing:- “author to the left”, “title in the middle” and “page number to the right”.
5. Handwritten entries or entries that do not adhere to No. 4 will not be accepted.
POEMS
1. Only one poem (no longer then 1000 words) must be provided (please note – synopsis or abstracts will not be accepted).
All entries should be e-mailed to info@gardencityfestival.com and MUST carry the following subject "I would like to participate in a GCLF 2011 Workshop"
Contact Information:
For inquiries: info@gardencityfestival.com
For submissions: info@gardencityfestival.com
Website: http://www.gardencityfestival.com