The March 25 Guest Writer Session of the Abuja Writers Forum (AWF) will feature Dave Chukwuji, Samson Kukugho and Ucha Chinonso Obiahu.
Born and raised in Lagos, Chukwuji likes to tell everyone that his parents are from a small village, Inyi, on the bank of one of the many tributaries of the great river in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State, while proclaiming himself a Lagosian.
Writing for Chukwuji began purely by chance in secondary school.
While at the University of Ibadan, Chukwuji continued to polish his newly found penchant for writing, publishing mostly on his department’s press board and often in national dailies.
On graduation, Chukwuji joined the advertising industry as a copywriter, and has worked in some foremost advertising agencies.
His debut work of fiction, “City of Gold and Rust,” is described as a novella where a miniscule part of the human story becomes a grand reflection of everything with our world.
Chukwuji is married to his childhood heartthrob, Ngozi, and they are blessed with three children.
Kukogho Iruesiri Samson, author of two collections of poems ‘What Can Words Do?” and “I Said These Words” is a writer, photographer and media professional with experience in journalism, public relations, publishing and multi-platform media management.
Kukogho runs several, self-funded literary projects, and he has been widely recognised for his contributions to Nigerian poetry.
Some of Kukogho’s awards include the Orange Crush First Prize for Poetry, awarded in 2012, and Poetry Writer of the Year, awarded by the Nigerian Writers Awards in 2016.
He is presently a Communications Manager at a Federal Government Agency in Abuja, where he resides.
Ucha Obiahu Favour Chinonso is a professional singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, poet and actress.
She hails from Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Her official single “We Are One” was released on the September 6, 2016.
She is currently a band director and music teacher at international college in Abuja.
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