SYNW YOUNG WRITER FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2020
OYEBADE MONSURAT ADENIKE
Oyebade Monsurat Adenike is a
poet, fiction writer, who hails from Ikoyin in isokan Local Government Area of
osun state. She is currently a student of Olabisi Onabanjo University , where
she had her Diploma in Mass Communication and presently pursuing her Bsc
degree.
Monsurat is a poet, writers of
African culture, facts , most of which have been published in SYNW E-anthologies
and other online literary platforms.
Aside the online publications,
her work has also appeared in some anthologies, including the Nelson Mandela
poetry/ essay anthology which was published in 2014.
Monsurat was been invited to the
US embassy in Lagos in 2015 to receive certificate of participation for an essay
written on " 2015 Election and Beyond, My Expectations for Nigeria "powered
by the Youth Square Nigeria, in which her essay was among the top 10 essays
shortlisted.
Her other poems published
include: The indispensable, the maiden, Wole Soyinka( written In Yoruba
language) , Africa ! You are blessed, the sudden turbulence, among others.
Monsurat is presently a member of
Society of Young Nigerian Writers( SYNW) where she holds the position of National
Secretary for the Teen female writers’ group known as Young Nigeria Women Writers Forum, a group formed by SYNW aim at
honing and developing the writing skills of women writers.
In 2014, Monsurat received a Certificate
of Award of Excellence from the Society of Young Nigerian Writers for effort
made in an anthology published that year, including certificate of membership.
Her poems are best known for strong
impact and cultural appreciation. She adores and preaches her continent through
her piece of writing , with a clear view of making it an awesome place for the
forth coming generation.
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