Call for Submissions

Call for Submissions

In November 2015, the world would mark twenty years since the murder of Nigerian writer and environmentalist, Kenule Saro-Wiwa. It has been twenty long years of re-echoing his ideals for the environment in the Niger Delta in the hands of the Nigerian government and oil giant Shell. His works has covered human rights abuses and painfully, it has been twenty long years since his absence from the literary scene.

To commemorate his death, you are invited to write about the Ken Saro-Wiwa you know or the one you met in a book, in pages of the newspapers, on the internet and on screen. The article or letter should not be more than 700 words. 

Articles may be in a form of letter to him or recollection of his many personalities. Essay is not strictly formal. Be creative.

Essays would be collected into a small book that would be entitled: 'The Road to Dukana; tributes and letters for Ken' that would be published and launched on 10 November 2015. Proceeds from the books would go into a project in remembrance of Ken Saro-Wiwa.

Deadline for submissions:  31 August 2015.

Submissions should be made to: RoadtoDukana@gmail.com

Note: Include brief and precise biography of yourself.

Note: Submissions would be acknowledged. 

Thank you