By 1997 when I mooted the idea of publishing teen authors from Hill-Top Model School, Minna, those who served as mentors were Kamar Hamza, Abdullahi Ismaila Ahmed (editor) and I. Within the same year, Echoes of Young Minds was born. It mainly comprised students of Hill-Top Model School where I worked then as a teacher. Thereafter, we…
B.M. Dzukogi is a creative and non-fiction writer based in Minna, Niger State. The founder of the Mua’zu Babangida Aliyu Literary Colloquium, among other literary initiatives in northern Nigeria, is the brain behind NIFESTENA, a festival for Nigerian teen artistes, which started last year. He told HENRY AKUBUIRO, in this interview, the imperative of mentoring…
Three sisters, all under age 15, have successfully debuted as authors under Hill-Top Creative Art Foundation’s Teen Authorship Scheme in Minna, Niger State. Bookshelf takes a look at their writing journey. Three sisters, Sa’adatu, Ramatu and Salamatu Abdullahi became authors through the Hill-Top Creative Art Foundation’s Teen Authorship Scheme. Founded by BM Dzukogi, a former…
HE Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation in Minna, Niger State, has, over time, sought to make an intentional departure from writing literature for children to produce literature written by children themselves. The Hill-Top Arts Centre, situated at the Hilltop Model School, Minna, Niger State, serves as a haven for mentoring prospecting teen authors on their selective…
Arguably, over the years there have been challenges on the suitable methods to be adopted for teaching and enhancing creativity of the child in the school. However, mentoring has become an effective strategy for achieving excellence in creative writing, especially on children. IBRAHIM RAMALAN writes on the Hill-Top Arts Centre, Minna and its mentoring programmes…
– May 31, 2017 The Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation founded by BM Dzukogi in Minna, the capital of Niger state got a boost with the extension of its activities to Sokoto state. The Foundation which trains teenagers in the art of writing and public speaking had in April this year organized a national event tagged …