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Rhymes, and Rhythm held a writing contest last year, 2017 Words Rhymes & Rhythm Green Author Prize (GAP) for young, unpublished Nigerian writers, and have only recently unveiled the books published for the winners, on their blog recently.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 […]
Presenting the 8 New Authors Who Won the 2017 Green Author Prize
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7 Reasons Why No One Is Reading Your Book and How You Can Change That
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So we’ve had authors reach out to us and say things like, my book isn’t selling. What should I do? I have a book I want to publish, but I’m afraid it wouldn’t sell, what should I do? I thought OkadaBooks will help improve my sales. But I have sold only 3 copies. Is something […]
OkadaBooks In Kenya For Google’s First Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class
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In March 2018, Google announced OkadaBooks, as one of 12 start-ups participating in its first Launchpad Accelerator Africa class, modelled after the global program in Silicon Valley. The startup count was; 6 from Nigeria, 2 from Kenya with 1 each from Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana and South Africa. We were in good company amongst fellow African […]
Improving Students’ Concentration, Comprehension, and Retention – A Review Of “The Visuals Biology”
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The expression “a picture is worth a thousand words” is why content providers add pictures and videos online to generate traffic and improve conversion rates. Copywriters, bloggers and content providers try to add relevant impactful pictures and videos to their content for this reason. Does this influence student performance in academics? It is believed that […]
Learn From Some Of the Greatest Literary Minds In One Room
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Really, You Have ~4~, ~3~, ~2~, 1 Option. Only One. When I started trying to write, I wish someone had given me a manual on how to express my thoughts effortlessly and fluidly. It took me years to admit that I could finally write anything worth reading. Stage plays, movie scripts, poetry, fiction, non-fiction… Each […]
5 Books We Cannot Wait For This Summer
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From Kobe Bryant’s tweet about Children Of Blood and Bone to Taiye Selasi’s approval of Freshwater; Earlier this year you must have read something about these books on our list. In no time, they’ll be available at okadabooks.com, but just before that,- We’re sharing the summaries with you, and even some excerpts , just so you’re […]
5 Nigerian Authors You Should Be Following On Instagram
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Your favourite authors aren’t huddled in some cave writing their next masterpiece. A lot of them have embraced social media as a platform to express themselves within the scope of their profession as writers and outside of it, Like the following;