Circum-Alert: Putting A Voice To The Blog (Jemila on WPG's CitiFM Radio Show)

Hi Folks,

Hope this week went well for you. Mine was totally out of wack aka nothing really went the way I expected. But anyway, it's all good, we're still staying positive through it all and looking forward to the possibilities which abound. That said, I'd like to extend a personal invitation to each of you to tune in to the Writers Project of Ghana (WPG) CitiFM (97.3) radio show this Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 8:30pm GMT. I'll be a guest on the show and will be sharing the highlights of my journey as a writer, some tips and lessons from my writing experiences, as well as reading some of my creative writing pieces from right here on Circumspect!

The Writers Project of Ghana is an amazing creative writing and literary initiative that was started in 2009 and is based in both Ghana and the US. In addition to organizing creative writing projects and workshops around Ghana and in particular, with the youth, WPG also encourages literary culture through public readings, live poetry shows, and publication of literary works. To find out more and join the movement, check out the WPG website and/or their facebook page!

So...if you ever wondered about the voice behind the posts, now's your chance to find out! Tune in to CitiFM 97.3FM or listen LIVE online. Hope you'll join me :) That said, have a beautiful weekend!

Best,

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