TWO multi-talented writers, Maero Ozako and Bobo Omotayo will be featured at the July 28 edition of the Guest Writer Session, an initiative of the Abuja Writers' Forum (AWF), which holds at Hamdala Plaza, Plot 23, Jimmy Carter Street, offProtea Hotel, Asokoro, Abuja.Maero Ozako, poet, motivational speaker, children's author and artist, was born in Delta State to two educationists: Reverend Canon and Mrs Paul Ozako. She grew up in a 'book castle' and always dreamt of writing books. She attended the Federal Government Girls' College, Benin City before obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography and Regional Planning from the University of Benin.Having worked for many years as a copywriter at various advertising firms like Insight Communications, Rosabel Leo Burnett and Prima Garnet Ogilvy before setting off on her own, Maero is a Goldman Sach's Scholar and received a Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management in 2009. She has a unique range of experiences in project ideas generation and management, corporate communications in the private sector, public relations and development enabling her create projects especially in philanthropy and human and community development with effective communications strategies.She has authored five books for children and one for women titled 'WORDS OF WISDOM'' which is the first in the W.O.W. (Words Of Wisdom) series designed as a compilation of poems and one-liners written straight from her heart.BOBO Omotayo is a Director at R&B Public Relations Limited, which specialises in corporate communications ' reputation management, communication with non-consumer publics, persuasion, and spin for corporate concerns and brands.He is also known under the nom de plume 'The Renaissance Man'. He has contributed as a columnist and freelance writer to several print, online newspapers and magazines including The Guardian, NEXT, BusinessDay, and BellaNaija.com.In 2011, he was one of two young people selected by MTV Networks Africa to be a panelist at the launch press conference for the MTV Base Meets...with MTN, a groundbreaking pan-African multimedia campaign designed to inspire African youth by connecting them with some of the world's most influential personalities.Later in the same year, he published his first book; 'London Life, Lagos Living'. The book has already led to the making of a 6-minute documentary, directed by LA-based filmmaker, Francesca Tilley-Gyado. It is not so much a story of 'the journey so far' but more a snapshot into what a typical week is like for the author and contributors to the book.The Guest Writer Session, which started in June 2008, is regarded as the most consistent literary event in the country and has become the template for similar interventions. So far this year, it has featured an interesting mix of writers namely Uche Ezechukwu, Steve Okecha, Oyibo Ameh, K K Iloduba, Betty Abah, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Chido Onumah and Richard Ali.
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