Jaachi Writes

The website at " stefnsylvester.com " has been renamed to " jaachiwrites.com ". This will also mean that, effective immediately, intangible internet properties of the site named after Stefn Sylvester will be renamed to Jaachi Writes (including its social media handles, pages, and profiles where applicable).  - Jaachi Anyatonwu

Do you know with just ONE poem (6-10 lines), you can be #10,000 richer? See this: Anarchi – preserving the individual freedom! Anarchi is a celebration of breakdown of social inhibition and restrictive values imposed on the individual will and freedom to live as one chooses. It is an attack on mores established to keep society from self-destruction.  The poet is expected to demonstrate why social mores are destructive to the individual will, and why free will should mean the freedom to do as willed without any moral, religious, artistic, legal or communal repercussion.  Competition expectations: 1. The poem strictly must be between 6 and 10 lines. 2. Each line must make a complete sense 3. The poem must show how anarchy is preferred to social order and values 4. The form of the poem must symbolize a break from traditional styles 5. The language must be as chaotic as the content of the poem – profanity is expected. 6. Themes to disrupt include: Identity, Sexuality, Gender, R...

UPCOMING SHORT STORY CONTESTS  The Moth International Short Prize Story is open to previously unpublished works of fiction up to 5000 words. The winner will receive €3000 and prizes for second and third place are also offered. Entries close on 30 June. Brighton Prize is a short fiction contest open to writers worldwide. Entries must be between 1000 and 2000 words, with the winner to receive £1000 (US$1350). There are also two runners-up prizes and all winning and placed stories will be published in an anthology. Entries close on 1 July. Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition is an annual short story competition open to writers from around the world. First prize is €2000 (US$2100), publication in the literary journal Southword, and a week-long residency at Anam Cara Writer’s and Artist’s Retreat. Entries close on 31 July. Key West Literary Seminar  is accepting applications from US-based writers for three Emerging Writer Awards (for poetry, a novel-in-progress, an...

Deadlines and details do sometimes change. Please don’t forget to check the relevant websites for all the latest details.  Visit the websites by clicking on the subheadings. Puritan: Frontiers of New English An online, quarterly publication based in Toronto. It publishes new fiction, poetry, interviews, essays and reviews by both Canadian and international writers. Submissions received before 25 June will be considered for the summer issue. Cha: An Asian Literary Journal A Hong Kong-based journal dedicated to publishing quality poetry, short stories, creative non-fiction, drama, and reviews written in English, as well as photography and art. It has a strong focus on Asian-themed creative work or work done by Asian writers and artists. Submissions for Cha’s ‘Writing Singapore’ issue are open until 30 June. SAND An English-language literary journal published twice annually in Berlin. It features prose and poetry, translations, art and photography. Submissions reopen on 11 May and clo...

Today marks the official release of  David Lein Victor's book, "The Apple In Our Bloodstream" and I feel it's okay to share with you. From the author: This is a book that was birthed out after having series of heartbreak on seeing many people take religious laws and activities to heart. Instead of us to focus on the development of our dear world, we forget ourselves in most of the doctrines of religion made by man and begin to tread wrongly. It's just so sad. "The Apple In Our Bloodstream" shades more light on the mysterious secrets you can hold at your palm if you have a loving and altruistic heart, it helps you understand the mysteries behind God, the devil and humanity. Most pastors won't tell us these things. Still craving to know more about the book? Get a copy! To Order for the ebook: Pay #1000 to the account below 0697183275 David Oluwasegun Matthew Access Bank Then send your email address, WhatsApp number to 08092342260 and your copy will...

CALL FOR SUBMISSION: THIS IS NIGERIA ANTHOLOGY The fact is, writing, deserves much more accolade than it receives. But this is not the time to place blames. This is the moment when we need to echo our voices together into a thunderstorm and break the world into syllables where stronger, healthier and better words can be coined. And this is what we're doing. Right here! Right now! 'This is Nigeria' is our own way of telling the world we're not blind even when our voices seem subdued. Our portrait of showing the corrupt leaders, though we are down, we are not out. This is our chance of ringing it to their ears that we're are not part of the ruin profess, we clamour for a reverse engineering, where all things fall into place, so that one day, we would sit back into our couch & tell our children how we fought in making the world they live in a better place. Nigeria is our own world. The anthology welcomes Poetry, Prose, Photography, Essay and Artwork._ We welcome y...

OVH Energy , leading downstream oil and gas company, has announced the commencement of its creative writing competition in commemoration of the World Creativity and Innovation week which took place from April 15-21, 2018. This competition is the 2nd edition of the company’s Prodigy series titled “So You Think You Can Write” .  The Prodigy Series is an intellectually stimulating creative writing competition designed to support and encourage the art of creative writing in Nigeria, whilst proffering pragmatic solutions to business issues. This initiative was conceived in line with the United Nations 2030 sustainable development agenda and is open to Nigerians between the ages of 20-35 years.  OVH Energy CEO, Huub Stokman, commenting on the prodigy series initiative said:  ‘OVH Energy conceived this idea to encourage Nigerian youths to effectively free up and deploy their creative energies as thought catalysts in suggesting practical yet differentiated business solutions t...

It's my pleasure to announce the official launch of my second collection of poems 'Sweetness' .  All thanks goes to God, who's the first poet and punster ever liveth, never dieth. About Book: Sweetness is an affectionate name for someone I loved. She was everything sweet, so much I always nod my head (as if saying hello), along with an elongated blink of her eyes, while pouting out her lips slightly for kisses we ne'er had.  ‘Sweetness’ , a collection of 43 poems was birthed from a series of poems I scribbled while the ripple effect of a sweetness overdose lasted.  Like you already know, I wouldn't serve sour wine. This is a rich collection of 43 poems narrating the rise and fall of love like tidal waves on a long journey to sweetness.  It's a mixture of WOW! AWN! and AW! A great read, I guarantee you. Appreciation: Special thanks to my family who has supported me immensely. Much love!  My gratitude goes to my mentor Phunso Oris for professionally editing an...

Today marks the official release of  Micheal Ace's book  collection. From The Author: This is a collection of some nonfictional short stories that make up the memories that made me. A big thank you to Stefn, for the design, the publisher, Dwarts, and people who define the space I breed in: John Chizoba Vincent, Ben Sam, Ola W. Halim, Frank Elizabeth, Aderonke Sarumi, and my sister whose growth has always been a reason for us to continue, Opeoluwa Olatunbosun. This collection is dedicated to Bello Oriyomi. Today, 3rd May, being her birthday. A woman of strength and intellect. If there is anything I’d appreciate her for, the memories. Here's a highlight: This collection contains seven stories (totality of 16,000 words) My end of the year speech as a stammerer A slut at fifteen Miseries of First love The thing between my legs Chronicles of Lora  Blackout & 7 O'clock Micheal Ace's tells his  story and that of others in a collection of non-fictions.  How To Get A...

Poetural Lifeotural (Collection of Poetry Works form Gifted Poets in Nigeria) Poetural Lifeotural is a Collection of poetry works from selected gifted poets in Nigeria.  Led by Adedeji Oshigbesan, Poetural lifeotural is a title given to this beautiful art of words born out of a symbiotic fusion between the spiritual and the physical aspects of poetry. This idea came as a result of networking with different Poets via the social media specifically Facebook and Adedeji decided to call the Clarion of these gifted Bards to into action. Also, showcasing that Nigeria has abundance in he resources of Word Art - Poetry. This E-Book (Novel) gives an Allegory of the Supernatural and the Natural, how Perry has combined them right before our very eyes without our Ernest notice. To Introduce the E-Book Poetry in a Poetry manner, we have this desert below just for you. The Supernatural is what God does through you, The Natural is what God had done, At the end of the day, eternity has a time co...

On several occasions, while sweetness lasted, friends and fans asked the following questions: "Hey Stefn, who's Sweetness?" "What's this Sweetness thing about?" Sweetness is an affectionate name for someone I once loved. She was everything sweet, so much I grin like a happy lad along with the elongated blink of her small eyes, while pouting out her lips slightly for kisses we ne'er had.  She gave me butterflies flowers were jealous of, because they've never-since creation- attracted such rainbow tinted butterflies. Sweetness was a powerful verbal aphrodisiac that calmed my nerves when hurt becomes bitter...and should’ve been used sparingly! But I took an overdose of her; so much poems oozed from every pore of me while Sweetness lasted. ‘Sweetness’, a collection of 43 poems was birthed from a series of poems I scribbled while swimming in the ripple effect of a sweetness overdose. Like y'all know, Stefn wouldn't serve sour wine, right? This ...

YOU DESERVE THE BEST Do you think you have done enough for the people of Abia State amongst your peers to be awarded? If yes brace yourself up for the Worthy Ambassadors Award, Abia State Edition. It will be massive and explosive this 2018. For more enquiries message us through our message inbox. Click the LIKE button to hook up with Worthy Ambassadors Award on our official Facebook page through the link below and get the latest event updates. https://www.facebook.com/WorthyAmbassadorsAward/

#BABISHAI2018 POETRY COMPETITIONS Guidelines Open to ALL African poets who will not have published a full length poetry collection by July 2018. Send 5 original unpublished poems in English using the online portal on the website. We will not accept email submissions; only those sent from the website portal. Follow this link http://babishainiwe.com/submissions/   Previous online publications will not be considered. Poems must be single-spaced, between 10 and 40 lines each and sent as Word Attachments. DO NOT include your name on the poem itself. Submissions will be accepted from 26 February to 26 May, 2018. The longlisted poets will be announced in June. The shortlisted poets will be announced in July. Winners will be announced during the #Babishai2018 poetry festival, 3-6 August in Kapchorwa, Mbale, Eastern Uganda. Any form of plagiarism will lead to immediate disqualification. The winner will receive 700USD and publication of a poetry chapbook. Note: ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE SENT...

It's with pleasure I announce the release of a stable version of SSA android app. No more crashing issues. All bugs fixed. Amazing things happen around you every day. Hear and read the stories from real poets and writers that experienced them.  What's new? SSA newsfeed Direct Tweets from the app Access to SSA Facebook page Writers can now submit their poems for publication via app. Real time notifications. Get updates alerts! Bug fixes Discover SSA At SSA, we’re connecting a global community through the power of the poetry and stories. On SSA, you'll find all the poems and stories to keep you hooked!  Discover free stories and ebooks created by budding and established writers.  Whatever you’re into—whether it’s motivational, horror, religious, romance, science fiction, mystery, comedy, action adventure, fantasy, young adult fiction or fanfiction—you’ll find it all for free on SSA. Write & Connect  Join the community of writers! Connect directly with other writers...

It's no gainsaying that the need to help people improve on their language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing has been much neglected.  Hence, we have schools churning out graduates with poor language skills.  And to an extent, the schools are not to be blamed entirely, the learners are part of it too. They go ahead to justify this by saying "English is not our mother tongue", "English is not a meter of intelligence", and go on to live in their hemisphere of ignorance and mental laxity.  And when you could use these words correctly, they get wowed and hope to be like you. It's imperative we bridge the gap of poor language skills.  Therefore, Maverick Consultar will be organising a monthly Language skills development course to enable you improve and put to use your language skills in whatever field you are in.  It's a money-back guarantee training that will span for months to help coach you and improve your proficiency in language skills,...

Love is undoubtedly humankind's most exploited subject matter. And yet every year, all year round, the reproduction of "love" in art, literature, music, and a diverse array of many other fields, continues as if the subject, after all this time, has yet to be exhausted.  This month, the traditional celebration of Saint Valentine's Day guarantees that the subject be brought to the foreground and be taken up yet again. As people gather in couples and whisper worn-out phrases to each other in their attempts to make the sincere, albeit recycled, words meaningful and different, one begins to wonder whether we have lost the essence of loving amidst all its typical expressions and its usual commercialized trappings (roses, chocolates, cards, etc.). In this light, PROSE & POETRY HOOD is putting together a Valentine/love-themed anthology. Founded by its editor Stefn Sylvester Anyatonwu, PROSE & POETRY HOOD is dedicated to publishing works by African writers as well as ...

'The PIN magazine, Expound, WRR Poetry, My Mind Snaps, etc, which may be seen as local blogs/magazines/organizations, are more reputable than some of the foreign publications that we know worship.'  -  Kukogho Iruesiri Samson This got me thinking. What's so special about being published by foreign magazines, blogs, journals, etc?  Why are we African writers like this? Why do we find it unexciting to feature our works on our local magazines, blogs and journals? How will we have big literary bodies in Africa when we crawl overseas for recognition and endorsement?  Isn't this a mental colonization? It isn't? What then could it be? Personally, I don't find foreign submissions, recognition and endorsements exciting. Would rather send my works to local e-magazines, blogs, websites and my blog. Nigerian literature will remain colonized by the 'west' if we keep demeaning our local literary initiatives.  We should learn to support our local literary blogs, journa...