Deadline: 21 April 2012 (10:30 AM to 1:30 PM)
Poets and Writers Online (POWO) is a forum for Poets and Writers with blogs and those with an interest in using the internet in promotion of, or as a platform for their writing.
POWO seeks to:
1. Introduce Creative Writers to the opportunities available online and also through technology
2. Help them utilize the tools available either as a platform for their writing or as a means to build their brand online (blogs, Facebook, twitter, contributions to online magazines)
3. Bring together Poets and Writers through a meetup that happens every 2nd month to discuss, learn and share
4. Bring together the creative and tech communities and see what collaborations can be built from the two groups.
POWO (Poets and Writers Online) April 2012 Meetup will be @PAWA254 – 2nd Floor, Africa Alliance of YMCAs Building, State House Crescent, off State House Road. There will be a discussion on Entrepreneurship in Creative and Performing Arts with the following panelists:
John Sibi Okumu
Writer, Actor, Presenter
Margaretta wa Gacheru
Arts Correspondent – Nation Media Group
Buddha Blaze
Creative Director - Spark Africa Ltd.
Dann Mwangi (Number 8)
Spoken Word Artist, Journalist
Wanjeri Gakuru
Associate Editor – Mondeas Group, Poet and Writer
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: POWO@kenyanpoet.com
Website: http://powo.co.ke