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Jide Badmus on the Essential Bond Between Writer and Reader

A conversation with Jide Badmus The cycle of writing isn’t complete if no reader exists. – Jide Badmus In an interview with PurpleWorld correspondent Grace...

LITERARY CRITICS SHOULD BE CUT OFF FROM SPACE

I was at Oliver’s Café, Ladoke Akintola Street, Ibadan, working on a writing project when Jane walked in briskly and sat on the chair opposite mine. We agreed to...

Persistence Pays Off: Hephzibah Akinwale, Author of “Chronicles of the Time Keepers Whisked Away,” Shares Her Journey to Success with PurpleWorld

 Hephzibah Akinwale, a talented 11-year-old champ who recently set the world record for the longest book fiction for children with a word count of 58,000, speaks...

PurpleWorld Media Correspondence Korede Badmus Wins 2nd DKA Annual Poetry Prize, 2024

In a remarkable achievement, Korede Badmus, a talented student of English and Literary Studies at Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, has taken home the prestigious title of...

DKA Annual Poetry Prize Winner, Korede Badmus, Shares Inspiration and Aspirations: A Winning Verse Through PurpleWorld’s Lens

In a world that is torn apart by pain and strife, I believe that poetry can unite us — Korede Badmus, the grand winner of the DKA Annual Poetry Prize narrates her...