The BookJam @ Silverbird - Fifth Edition

"The BookJam @ Silverbird” event hosted by A. Igoni Barrett and the Silverbird Lifestyle store, has its fifth edition slated for the 26th of June between 3pm and 5pm. The event will feature book readings, musical performances, poetry recitals, book signings and a raffle draw. The guest writers scheduled for the event are:
Toni Kan Onwordi author of When Dreams Linger Too Long and Nights of the Creaking Bed. His writings have appeared in Salthill and Sentinel Poetry Quaterly. He is a joint winner of journalistthe 2009 ANA/NDDC Ken Saro-Wiwa Prize for Nights of the Creaking Bed. He is currently a managing partner at Radi8, an ideas company.

Kunle Ajibade is a journalist and writer. He is the author of Jailed for Life: A Reporter's Prison Notes, which is an account of his years in jail during General Sani Abacha's regime. he is presently the executive editor for the NEWS and P.M. News publications. Jailed for Life won the Victor Nwankwo Book of the Year award in 2005. His latest book What a Country! was released in 2008. He is married with children.

Abraham Oshoko is the author of June 12: The Struggle for Power in Nigeria. He is an illustrator and graphic designer. His cartoons have appeared in several publications including the Farafina and NEXT newspaper. June 12 is his first graphic novel, and he is currently working on its sequel.

Admission to the BookJam is free. Members of the audience who purchase books during the even stand a chance to win a special prize in a raffle draw that will be held. Raffle prize sponsor: DAVID WEJ (DW) Clothing and Accessories. Refreshments will be provided by: COKE and SPEEDMEALS Admission to the BookJam is free. Members of the audience who purchase books during the event stand a chance to win a special prize in the BookJam raffle draw. For more information send an email to auggustmedia@gmail.com

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The BookJam @ Silverbird - Fourth Edition

"The BookJam @ Silverbird" is a monthly event that consists of book readings, discussions, musical performances, poetry recitals, book signings and a raffle draw. It is hosted by A. Igoni Barrett and the Silverbird Lifestyle store. The 4th edition of this event will hold 3 to 5 pm on Saturday 22 May 2010 at the Silverbird Lifestyle store, Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The guest writers scheduled for this month's event are:

SADE ADENIRAN, author of Imagine This.

She is a graduate of the University of Plymouth and also spent time as an exchange student at the University of Massachusetts. She has written various pieces for theatre and her work has been performed at the Lyric, the Bush and the Riverside Studios. She won the “Best First Book Prize” (Africa Region) in the 2008 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for her debut novel Imagine This. She lives and works in London, and is working on her second novel.

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE, author of Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun and The Thing Around Your Neck.

She won the 2005 Commonwealth Writers Prize (Overall Winner, BestBook) for her book Purple Hibiscus and the 2007 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction, for Half of a Yellow Sun. Her latest book, The Thing Around Your Neck , was shortlisted for the 2009 John Llewellyn-Rhys Memorial Prize. She spends her time between Nigeria and the US.

CHUMA NWOKOLO, author of Diaries of a Dead African and publisher of African Writing

He has published a shortstory anthology, a collection of essays, a poetry collection, and four novels, the most recent being Diaries of a Dead African. He is an attorney based in the United Kingdom where he lives with his wife and children.

With a special guest appearance by BINYAVANGA WAINAINA

He is the founding editor of the literary magazine Kwani? and won the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2002. He is presently a Director at The Chinua Achebe Center for African Writers and Artists, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, Granta and National Geographic.

Admission to the BookJam is free. Members of the audience who purchase books during the event stand a chance to win a special prize in a raffle draw.

For more information send an email to auggustmedia@gmail.com. 
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The BookJam @ Silverbird - Third Edition

“The BookJam @ Silverbird” is a monthly event that consists of book readings, discussions, musical performances, poetry recitals, book signings and a raffle draw. It is hosted by A. Igoni Barrett and the Silverbird Lifestyle store.

The third edition of “The BookJam @ Silverbird” will hold between 3 to 5 pm on Saturday 24 April 2010 at the Silverbird Lifestyle store, Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The guest writers are:

• Karen King-Aribisala, author of The Hangman’s Game;

• Uzor Maxim Uzoatu, author of God of Poetry;

• Wole Oguntokun, author of Gbanja Roulette.

Karen King-Aribisala was born in Guyana. Her first book, Our Wife and Other Stories, won the “Best First Book Prize” (Africa Region) in the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize of 1990/91. Her most recent novel, The Hangman’s Game, was awarded the “Best Book Prize” (Africa Region) in the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize of 2008. She is the current head of the English Department, University of Lagos.

Wole Oguntokun is the author of many stage plays including Gbanja Roulette and The Return of Sogidi. He has produced several local TV programmes and was a producer on Season 2 and 4 of the pan-African TV show, “Moments with Mo”. He is the artistic director of Theatre@Terra. He writes a weekly column in The Guardian called “The Girl Whisperer”.

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu is the author of several books, including God of Poetry and Doctor of Football. He was the 1989 Distinguished Visitor at the Graduate School of Journalism, University of Western Ontario, Canada, and is the chairman of the editorial board of News Star newspaper. His short story "Cemetary of Life" was nominated for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2008.

Admission to the BookJam is free. Members of the audience who purchase books during the event stand a chance to win a special prize in a raffle draw. For more information send an email to auggustmedia@gmail.com.

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Photos from the Second Edition of "The BookJam @ Silverbird"

The second edition of Book Jam @ Silverbird was held at the Silverbird Lifestyle store, Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos last month. Here are a few photos from the event.

Uwem Akpan and Igoni Barrett (top photo)

Unoma Giese (moderator of the event) (left photo)

Toni Kan (top)
Some guests in attendance (left)














Uwem Akpan's "Say You're One of Them" (top)

"Eko Dialogue" and "Remembering Ken
Saro Wiwa and Other Essays (right)

Jonathan Bruce (GM of Silverbird Lifestyle) and Babs Adefioye (top)

Joy Isi Bewaji (right)

Uwem Akpan autographing his book (left)

Uwem Akpan addresses the audience (top)














Abimbola Adelakun (left)

Father Uwem Akpan, author of "Say You're

One of Them" (top)

Adewale Maja- Pearce autographing a book (left)

Adewale Maja- Pearce (top)

Adewale Maja-Pearce and a guest (left)

Other guests in attendance (top)

Adewale Maja-Pearce and Odili Ujubuonu (right)

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The BookJam @ Silverbird - Second Edition

“The BookJam @ Silverbird” is a series of once-monthly literary events. Each event consists of book readings, discussions, literary performances, book signings and a raffle draw.

The Bookjam is hosted by A. Igoni Barrett and the Silverbird Lifestyle store. The second edition of “The BookJam @ Silverbird” will hold between 3 to 5 pm on Saturday 27 March 2010, at the Silverbird Lifestyle store, Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos. The guest writers are:

ADEWALE MAJA-PEARCE
He is the author of several books, including Who’s Afraid of Wole Soyinka? and Remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa & Other Essays. He was formerly editor of the Heinemann African Writers’ Series and Africa editor of Index on Censorship. He lives in Lagos, where he runs Yemaja, an editorial services agency.


JOY ISI BEWAJI
She is the author of Eko Dialogue, a collection of short stories about Lagos. She has worked as a copywriter and screenwriter and has held various editorial positions in several magazines, including TW and Genevieve. She is writing her second book and also working on a biography of Rita Dominic, the Nollywood actress.


UWEM AKPAN
He was ordained as a Jesuit priest in 2003 and had his first book, Say You’re One of Them, published in 2008. Say You're One of Them won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (Africa Region) in 2009 and was an Oprah Book Club pick in the same year.




Admission to the BookJam is free. Members of the audience who purchase books during the event stand a chance to win a special prize in a raffle draw. For more information send an email to auggustmedia@gmail.com.

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The BookJam @ Silverbird - First Edition

Starting in February 2010, the writer A. Igoni Barrett [author of From Caves of Rotten Teeth and convener of the “9 Writers, 4 Cities” book tour] will, in collaboration with Silverbird Lifestyle store, host a series of literary events tagged The BookJam @ Silverbird. Each event, which will hold on one weekend of every month, will consist of book readings and a discussion by three guest writers. There will also be performances by invited artistes.

The objective of the BookJam is to provide literary entertainment for the public by creating opportunities for book lovers to meet and discuss with writers and other artists. The event is also intended as a show of support for the achievements of the local literary community.

The first edition of “The BookJam @ Silverbird” will hold between 3 to 5 pm on Saturday 27 February 2010, at Silverbird Lifestyle store, Silverbird Galleria, Ahmadu Bello Way, VI, Lagos. The guest writers who have been invited for the event are:

• Kaine Agary, author of Yellow Yellow and winner of the 2008 NLNG-sponsored Nigeria Prize for Literature;

• Eghosa Imasuen, author of To Saint Patrick;

• Jude Dibia, author of Walking with Shadows and Unbridled and winner of the 2007 NDDC/ANA-sponsored Ken Saro-Wiwa Prize for Prose.

The hip-hop singer MI is also expected to attend the event as a special guest.
Each of the guest writers will be interviewed on the Silverbird TV morning show “Today on STV”, and immediately afterwards on Rhythm 93.7 FM, on the following dates:

• Jude Dibia—19 February;

• Kaine Agary—23rd February;

• Eghosa Imasuen—26th of February.

Admission to the “The BookJam @ Silverbird” is free. Members of the audience who purchase books during the event stand a chance to win prizes presented by Globacom. Refreshments will be provided by The Coca Cola Company. For further information please call 07061141232 or email auggustmedia@gmail.com.

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