A body of judges, including renowned writers, literary critics, book sellers, children readers and publishers will be instituted to select stories that satisfy the above requirement. The Judges will also select the illustrators for the production of the works. Each year, a call for entries from young authors (11-21) is made for unpublished works of children’s literature. The scripts received are r
eviewed by the panel of judges, and six (6) will be selected for publication under the grant arrangement. Every author thus published will be identified as a Splendid Young Writer and each book thus published will be under the Splendid Young Writers Series. Splendid Literature & Culture Foundation will carry out the publishing activities inclusive of editing, illustration, book design, printing, promotion and distribution of the books published by the Foundation. The authors whose works are published by the Foundation will have public presentations of their works, with readings, book signings and tours arranged for them. They will receive adequate and regular royalties for their works. The illustrators, whose contributions embellish the stories and expand the imagination of the readers, will also be publicly recognized and adequately remunerated. The Foundation will ensure that its children’s books will be published in time for these to be available for entry for the literary prizes for children’s literature, annually awarded by the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), NLNG Prize for Children’s Literature awarded every three years, and other similar prizes. Thus, our authors will have opportunities for validation as serious writers! Profile of Splendid Literature & Culture Foundation
Splendid Literature & Culture Foundation is a registered non profit making company. The administration of the Foundation is vested in a Board of Trustees that formulates its policies. The members include an ace accountant, Mr. Dotun Sulaiman; an award winning author and literary administrator, Odia Ofeimun; a brilliant lawyer, Mr. Lanre Adebayo; a veteran publisher, Mr. Lanre Idowu; a book marketing professional, Mrs. Ronke Orimalade; a civil engineer and IT specialist, Kemi Adenubi (Mrs. Lemon); a medical doctor and writer, Dr. Mariam Onuzo; a seasoned educationist, writer and founder, Mobolaji Adenubi. All members are individuals who believe in the idea and spirit of the Foundation and who together will ensure its accountability, excellence and continuity. The Foundation plans to operate nationwide to reach all Nigerian children. Writers and illustrators in each State will be involved in the work of the Foundation, introducing the flavour of the cultures of their peoples. The imagination ethos of the Foundation will permeate its work everywhere. Of course, the Foundation’s books will circulate countrywide entertaining, educating and engaging children everywhere. Because these books will be produced in large quantities production cost will be reduced and they will be as affordable as foreign books sold worldwide. The Foundation will establish a distribution network, first in each State, and will link these with those established in the other States. As the Foundation plans to operate in each State of the Federation, it aims to solicit government grant to encourage reading and writing among the young there. Corporate bodies and institutions all over the Federation will also be approached for support of this mission that will help develop highly adaptive adult workers.
