sunical: Hello All,

It's great to observe the progress of this Association in the making.

Here are some few thoughts.

- Since South-East will be having their meeting tomorrow, I'm suggesting that Emyo and DailyNews draft out an agenda for the meeting which should also be passed across to other zones. It makes sense when all the Zonal meetings stick to the same agenda, at least to a large extent. Uniformity will go a long way, so that everyone, irrespective of location, is carried along, discussing similar ideas, and speaking same language.

- It's my hope that most of what would be discussed in the meetings would be Registration of the Association; Electing of official representatives for each zones; plans for magazines, anthology, and the like; association's website; bank account; official documentation of members in each zones; zonal and final adopting of the Constitution written by PeaceWorld (suggestions accepted); selection or method of selection of Association Board; summing of amount needed to initialize the association officially and ways to raise the amount; selection or method of selection of President and other executives (already explained in the Constitution); etc.

- For the dress code, business formal, business casual, are okay, I suggest.

- It's also great we've been told to bring poems, short stories, and the like to be published. In order to make this association great and to make sure it stands out for it's quality and reputation, we all must know that being a member of this association doesn't guarantee instant publication of our works. We may have to elect an Editorial Board comprising of well-experienced writers who would select what must be published. We must publish the best works among us. Also, we must work in a way to encourage and improve the writing skills of every member. This may come through contests, seminars where we invite experienced writers, ebooks on our websites, etc.

- From this thread, it is obvious the association will go by the name Nigeria Association of Young Writers and Poets, which is for writers and poets between the age of 18 - 40. I am suggesting (this is just a suggestion) we take up a more generic name and stance. Are we by this saying a writer age 41, who is willing to join and contribute to the Association will be denied membership? Are we saying DailyNews ceases to be a member when he turns 41? Or are we granting just the founding members that privilege of having a say in the association irrespective of their age? Will this be fair? There is Society of Young Nigerian Writes already (http://societyofyoungnigerianwriters./about/); we have ANA and SWAN, which are like the two active writing associations in Nigeria. I am suggesting, without age restriction except from 18 years older, the following names: Academy of Nigerian Writers and Poets OR Association of Nigerian Writes and Poets OR National Writers and Poets Club OR Guild of Nigerian Writers and Poets. Please give this a thought. It's my belief any passionate writer should be able to join the Association. We should also be willing to accept very experienced and popular writers who may want to join in the future. Of course, Patrons should be in the likes of Woye Soyinka.

The above are just suggestions. Go through them and let us know what makes some sense.

Thanks. Your efforts rock!

wahoo! U made sense.

God! Fellow writers! Lol...its been a tarific adventous all xternite. Peaceworld has a tale to tell of d 1st night when d making of dis Association was set rolling.

sunical: Hello All,

It's great to observe the progress of this Association in the making.

Here are some few thoughts.

- Since South-East will be having their meeting tomorrow, I'm suggesting that Emyo and DailyNews draft out an agenda for the meeting which should also be passed across to other zones. It makes sense when all the Zonal meetings stick to the same agenda, at least to a large extent. Uniformity will go a long way, so that everyone, irrespective of location, is carried along, discussing similar ideas, and speaking same language.

- It's my hope that most of what would be discussed in the meetings would be Registration of the Association; Electing of official representatives for each zones; plans for magazines, anthology, and the like; association's website; bank account; official documentation of members in each zones; zonal and final adopting of the Constitution written by PeaceWorld (suggestions accepted); selection or method of selection of Association Board; summing of amount needed to initialize the association officially and ways to raise the amount; selection or method of selection of President and other executives (already explained in the Constitution); etc.

- For the dress code, business formal, business casual, are okay, I suggest.

- It's also great we've been told to bring poems, short stories, and the like to be published. In order to make this association great and to make sure it stands out for it's quality and reputation, we all must know that being a member of this association doesn't guarantee instant publication of our works. We may have to elect an Editorial Board comprising of well-experienced writers who would select what must be published. We must publish the best works among us. Also, we must work in a way to encourage and improve the writing skills of every member. This may come through contests, seminars where we invite experienced writers, ebooks on our websites, etc.

- From this thread, it is obvious the association will go by the name Nigeria Association of Young Writers and Poets, which is for writers and poets between the age of 18 - 40. I am suggesting (this is just a suggestion) we take up a more generic name and stance. Are we by this saying a writer age 41, who is willing to join and contribute to the Association will be denied membership? Are we saying DailyNews ceases to be a member when he turns 41? Or are we granting just the founding members that privilege of having a say in the association irrespective of their age? Will this be fair? There is Society of Young Nigerian Writes already (http://societyofyoungnigerianwriters./about/); we have ANA and SWAN, which are like the two active writing associations in Nigeria. I am suggesting, without age restriction except from 18 years older, the following names: Academy of Nigerian Writers and Poets OR Association of Nigerian Writes and Poets OR National Writers and Poets Club OR Guild of Nigerian Writers and Poets. Please give this a thought. It's my belief any passionate writer should be able to join the Association. We should also be willing to accept very experienced and popular writers who may want to join in the future. Of course, Patrons should be in the likes of Woye Soyinka.

The above are just suggestions. Go through them and let us know what makes some sense.

Thanks. Your efforts rock!

South East Zone has proposed YAN as the association's new name...Young Authors of Nigeria. It's an Acronym we can all relate to...it's short, hippy, enticing n at the same time, professional. Shout out to all who made the SE MEET a resounding success...DailyNews, Emyo, Uniquexty, Chioma, YK all da way from UI, Raphael, n all the others...really enjoyed it all...and I do have a story to tell... SE Zonal members really ROCK!

Great YANS. Great minds. Great future. S.E has set d pace. We have done it. NC were are u, NW...lasgidi egba mi o, laugh want kil me o...make sure u make it happen o, lasgidi them, we done ours. It was a bum. Wait to see the minute of the 1st pioneer meeting in S.E. It so buming with, published authors, promising talents and a four hundred law student, chioma. Mahn we've go it all

Daalu nu! Eku sie!! Well done!!! I knew I would hear it @da right time, now have heard it nd I say CONGRATS 2 u guys nd u can now look back 2 say it wasn't easy nd look in2 da future nd say the future is here nd we r da brightness of da future. My heart knew no bounds wen I saw da smiling faces of my South eastern folks. Now da race has begun nd d baton has been shifted 2 da south west...(LASGIDI grinding) Eko 4 show...Eko o ni ba je...No dull moment...We have got it all nd we go make balls scatter, wudnt like talking much, we gonna deliver it life nd direct 4rm da Centre of Excellence. We can do it South west,let's go there...

Let me YAN u tori...... Its 10am on sat...... D sun is boiling rice....... We r walking into Enugu shoprite..... All eyes on us....... Lips parting in smiles....... To be continued.....

I want to use this medium to thank my fellow Young Authors of Nigeria, south east chapter. Thank u 4 setting the pace, thank u 4 ur time and thank u 4 ur ideas...it was great to b wit u all. I belief we have made it. Christiana hope we have got some cool cash for a start?, say 6 to 7k ebi? Well y.k wil b in lagos to get their quota sent to u along with dailynews, i wil also send that of N.C Abuja to u also...now those quota wil b used to register the association properly so we wil have a course to launch the association. Great Yans. I'm proud to b a member of Young Authors of Nigeria. Wahoo peaceworld u are realy creative...watch me do a magic in ur email soon.

@chioma orji-YAN SOUTH EAST secretary, don't u think we should post the minute of our meeting here now. @christiana, i tink its better so other zone should follow our vibe. Sir peaceworld and hmm young author himself, i hail, i have seen a YAN registered wit CAC and published two YAN TORY, I HAVE SEEN A YAN TORY COMPET HOUSE... mehn alot 4 d youth, let not border about the money CAC-25k, when we get to milions God of the youths wil fight for us.

Finanly. Am now a member of Young Authors of Nigeria, YAN. God help me as i plan for my YAN TORY HAUNT HOUSE. amen. Friend help me tank God o. My dad just gave me a go ahead dat his at my back, call. Wahoo am just too hapi.

SE MEET Official Pix...

^^^From right to left, yours truely, DailyNews, YK from UI...he came to witness the first meet..., Uniquexty, Chioma, Emyo, Raphael and an SE member...

New logo for YAN...artist's impression...smaller than the original logo...

Uniquexty: Let me YAN u tori...... Its 10am on sat...... D sun is boiling rice....... We r walking into Enugu shoprite..... All eyes on us....... Lips parting in smiles....... To be continued.....

Got your text dear...happy u guys got home safely...been sleeping thruout Sunday...lol...

Planin 4 Young Authors of Nigeria hunt houz,(YAN Tory Hunt house)

Great job SE! Great! Can we see the minutes of the meeting? Thanks.

Guyz south east hv shown us that dx is for real...south south i tink dx is wat we r to do.we shud all meet on 2go to see how we can pull this off..the agenda wud be fixing a venue for the meeting.It shall be on wednessday by 7:00pm. My username z ikhalo1 so add me and alert me 2 invite u wen its time...meanwhile i wud send msgs to all d south south members.i hv gotten a few members outside nairaland so u guys plz attend....its on wednessday by 7:00pm

Diamondwriter: Guyz south east hv shown us that dx is for real...south south i tink dx is wat we r to do.we shud all meet on 2go to see how we can pull this off..the agenda wud be fixing a venue for the meeting.It shall be on wednessday by 7:00pm. My username z ikhalo1 so add me and alert me 2 invite u wen its time...meanwhile i wud send msgs to all d south south members.i hv gotten a few members outside nairaland so u guys plz attend....its on wednessday by 7:00pm

Good job. We are are pioneer members of a great associations that as alot in it for the youths.

kudos to u guys in d east..... my email is temitpdaramola@gmail.com basically i write anytin some of my poems are here on nairaland.... yan me tory

Keep calm nd kukere 4 YAN...Thumbs up South East...U guyz made ballz

We will crave alot of programes to promote the writing and reading skils in the youths. ANA as never done an inch of our plans...warm up zones plssss we nid u to make it.....ones we are registered....sponsors wil cum. Let go Abuja 28th, i wil b there...wil u?

Emyo: We will crave alot of programes to promote the writing and reading skils in the youths. ANA as never done an inch of our plans...warm up zones plssss we nid u to make it.....ones we are registered....sponsors wil cum. Let go Abuja 28th, i wil b there...wil u?

Emyo please we need the minutes of the meeting. Is Chioma here on NL? What's her Username? Gosh, she needs to be online...

Kraaaa, pls help us o.

Peaceworld:
Emyo please we need the minutes of the meeting. Is Chioma here on NL? What's her Username? Gosh, she needs to be online...

Kraaaa, pls help us o.

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Wow dude, what's eating you? Seriously, I'm all for theatrics, but don't you think you're going too far? We're all trying to make this work despite our inexperience, so why the sarcasm from u? We'll continue celebrating any tiny success we achieve, just wondering why you sound so mad? Phew...

Peaceworld:
Wow dude, what's eating you? Seriously, I'm all for theatrics, but don't you think you're going too far? We're all trying to make this work despite our inexperience, so why the sarcasm from u? We'll continue celebrating any tiny success we achieve, just wondering why you sound so mad? Phew...

Peaceworld, ignore him.

I called chioma. She promise to send us d minute ones she is true. Pls, let join hands and register dis association. Ve goten al d details we nid to register wit CAC. All moni we get 4rm zone wil b used 4 dat. I gave d constition to my law lecturer, i hope he givs final touch to it..

sunical:

Ignore him.

sunical and collins,

Emyo: sunical and collins,

What do you mean? I have modified my previous post for you to read again.

Peaceworld:
South East Zone has proposed YAN as the association's new name...Young Authors of Nigeria. It's an Acronym we can all relate to...it's short, hippy, enticing n at the same time, professional. Shout out to all who made the SE MEET a resounding success...DailyNews, Emyo, Uniquexty, Chioma, YK all da way from UI, Raphael, n all the others...really enjoyed it all...and I do have a story to tell... SE Zonal members really ROCK!

Were you at the SE meeting? What's the age category for YAN? I would love us to have a clarity on what our association would be about because I think our insistence to attach "Young" to the name needs some clarification.

sunical:

Were you at the SE meeting? What's the age category for YAN? I would love us to have a clarity on what our association would be about because I think our insistence to attach "Young" to the name needs some clarification.

See ur point, but we discussed all that n yes I ws there...our sec will soon post the meet's minutes. BTW I think it's even the young that defines this assoc. Our SE proposals will soon b out.

Peaceworld:
See ur point, but we discussed all that n yes I ws there...our sec will soon post the meet's minutes. BTW I think it's even the young that defines this assoc. Our SE proposals will soon b out.

Thanks.