[Updated] Original Article published July 15, 2022
By Bukola Hameed
Nigeria has a rich literary history, no doubt about that. Think of some of the world’s well-respected Authors the likes of Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Wole Soyinka, among several others and you realize how truly blessed we are in Nigeria.
However, it is sad to know that the demand for literary fiction is not as high as one would expect.
There seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel though as more Writers are changing the game within the literary space by the day. One of such is Charis Alara, founder of The360Writer.
In our present world where being a Creative Writer is not fully seen as a full-time career choice in Nigeria, Charis has not only built a successful career in the field of Creative Writing and Literature, but she has also gone ahead to pursue a postgraduate degree in Creative Writing.
In order to contribute to writers’ development, Charis founded The360Writer, a writers’ development platform designed to equip new and aspiring writers with the essential creative writing skills necessary to build a career as a creative writer. If you are looking at exploring fiction and non-fiction writing niches, The360Writer is a platform you should jump on.
Charis believes that if young people are well informed about the limitless opportunities that exist in the field of Literature, they will reach the peak of their potential across any field of Literature and the Arts they venture into.
We definitely can’t wait to see what the future holds for creatives that will be birthed through The360Writer Platform.