On the 9th of May, 2018, we were glad to have been part of The inaugural International Publishers Association (IPA) Africa Seminar. It was held in an Oscar-like decorated conference hall at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos. Titled: ‘Publishing for Sustainable Development – The Role of Publishers in Africa,’ and jointly organized by the IPA and […]
OkadaBooks Was At the Inaugural IPA Africa Seminar
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Itan- Tales From The Realm: A Journey From Peace To Chaos
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Itan – Tales From The Realm Series 1 covers the creation story of Isembaye and the rulership of his children over Ajule. The story starts by letting you know, the origin of Isembaye is not known. All we know is that he is a giant god in green Yoruba outfit, who possesses all wisdom, power, and authority […]
2018 APEN/AISEN Short Story Contest: Powered By OkadaBooks
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Think you can write an amazing short fictional story in 1500 – 2000 words? Enter the inaugural APEN/AISEN Short Story Competition: Powered By OkadaBooks, for your chance for a 1 week paid internship at Farafina/Kachifo press and a chance to get published on OkadaBooks, and make your school proud! Open to APEN/AISEN schools only Entry […]
Farmer Makes Quarter Of a Million Naira Writing Romance Novels In Hausa
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Musa Ajayi was born in 1991 at Azara, Awe LGC, Nasarawa state. He is a farmer as well as a businessman who also has a passion to tell his story and those of the people around him. Musa is a businessman that pays more attention to his farm. And writing is a hobby he is […]
A Beginner’s Guide To Designing Wonderful Book Covers With Canva- Ngozi Ilondu
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I got introduced to Canva during my journey to publishing my first book. It was at a point when I struggled to find a graphic designer that could give me what I wanted at the budget I could afford. I will never forget that day at that training when Canva was introduced as a tool […]
Presenting the 8 New Authors Who Won the 2017 Green Author Prize
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So, Word, Rhymes, and Rhythm held a writing contest last year, 2017 Words Rhymes & Rhythm Green Author Prize (GAP) for young, unpublished Nigerian writers, and have only recently unveiled the books published for the winners, on their blog recently. Being proud to showcase the eight winners who got a publishing deal, along with their […]
Nature Has No Mercy For the Weak- A Review of “7 Days” By Seyade Shobby
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If you attended a boarding school, like I did, you would probably have had the first-hand experience of bullying in boarding houses. What am I saying? Bullying is happening in some homes, on some streets. Some of it is obvious, others are covert… Under the radar. It is possible that you were involved – either […]