Promoting Nigerian Books and Authors 2023
Description
editIn recent years, there has been an increased focus on promoting diverse voices and perspectives in literature, which has led to a greater interest in novels from Nigerian authors. Nigerian Authors and their books not only serve as a form of Education, Entertainment, Cultural Preservation, and Language development but also brings about a significant impact on African literature, culture, and society. A lot of Authors from the Nigerian geographic location are missing from the Wikidata and Wikipedia databases due to lack of visibility, Nigerian books often face difficulties in gaining visibility on a global scale due to a lack of representation and promotion within the international literary community. One of the major issues is that Nigerian authors and stories are often overlooked and underrepresented. This lack of representation makes it harder for Nigerian books to gain visibility and reach a global audience. This project aims to put the subject of Nigerian books and their Authors in the forefront thereby promoting not only Nigerian books but also the cultural background embedded in the books.
This project seeks to go a step further and promote Nigerian Literature and the Authors on Wikidata and Wikipedia and also improve existing Wikidata items and Wikipedia articles.
List of Nigerian Books
editWikipedia | Wikidata | Wikicommons | What to do |
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A Man of the People | Q3312551 | File:ManOfThePeople.JPG | added relevant citations to this article and expand wikidata item |
A Particular Kind of Black Man | Q109127158 | File:A Particular Kind of Black Man.jpg | added relevant citations to this article and expand wikidata item |
A Small Silence | Q109127440 | File:A Small Silence.jpg | added relevant citations to this article and expand wikidata item |
A Squatter's Tale | Q47947821 | add image | added relevant citations to this article and expand wikidata item |
Program Goals
edit1. Training and recruitment of participants. This training will enable them to create items and edit articles to the best of their capability.
2. Provide the new editors and the existing editors with the necessary tool needed to improve Wikidata and Wikipedia. we will be providing them with all the necessary information they need to participate.
3. Training participants on how to contribute to the various Wikimedia projects that the training focuses on;
- Creating a Wikidata/Wikipedia account.
- Understanding the core content policies and the general editing principles.
- Creating new items on Wikidata and improving articles on Wikipedia.
4. The outreach dashboard will be used to keep track of all contributions made by the editors during the edit-a-thon.
5. Giving out prizes to the Top 4 contributors as incentives to motivate them at the end of the campaign.
Program Execution
edit1. Mobilizing and sensitizing participants on the various uses of the Wikimedia project and changing their perception of Wikidata, Wikipedia and other sister projects with the help of related associations.
2. Recruiting participants
3. Generating diverse contents
Data-a-thons: This activity will be a series of Wikidata training/data-a-thon to raise awareness about the available data on Literature-related topics in Nigeria to identify the gaps by introducing the participants to Wikidata query service and how to use it to track items. We will also increase awareness of the importance of creating these data as a worklist that will guide participants on how to create /improve items identified. Furthermore, participants will be trained to run queries to know the existing data gap and create and improve items on Wikidata.
Edit-a-thons: We will carry out edit-a-thons to train the participants how to perform minor edits (adding citations, Wikilinks, Category, Infoboxes, and descriptions, among others) on Wikipedia articles related to Literature topics in the Nigerian context.
Registration
edit[ Register] to join the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom-Nigeria [WhatsApp group] for one-on-one training and support during the program. please note: This program runs from April to June 2023.
How to participate
Sign in or Create a New Account on Wikipedia.
Enroll on the Promoting Nigerian Books and Authors 2023 Outreach Dashboard to track your contributions.
[Sign up] in the participants section on this page.
List of Participants
editTo participate you need to sign up on the participants section and join the dashboard to track your contributions.
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Resources/List of Articles
edit- Nigerian novel stubs (pages in need of improvement). Petscan query.
- Nigerian English-language novels (Petscan result for pages in need of improvement)
- LGBT literature in Nigeria (Petscan result for pages in need of improvement)
- 21st-century Nigerian writers(Petscan result for pages in need of improvement)
New Wikidata Items/Articles on Nigerian Authors/Books
editS/N | Name of Book | Name of Author | Created items |
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1 | When We Were Fireflies | Abubakar Adam Ibrahim | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117472867 |
2 | Babel and Boys | Leonard Ifeanyi Ugwu Jr. | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117465366 |
3 | A Woman Has Many Names | Karimot Odebode | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117466313 |
4 | Devil's Pawn | Kukogho Iruesiri Samson | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117599957 |
5 | Don't Answer When They Call Your Name | Ukamaka Olisakwe | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118120717 |
6 | Rose and the Burma Sky | Rosanna Amaka | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117604940 |
7 | I Am Still With You | Emmanuel Iduma | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117536511 |
8 | Dazzling | Chikodili Emelumadu | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117600055 |
9 | Daughters of Oduma | Moses Ose Utomi | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117600225 |
10 | Stay With Me | Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111383169 |
11 | We Who Sowed Hurt and Beaded Pains | Kukogho Iruesiri Samson | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117478191 |
12 | I Said These Words: A Collection of Poems | Kukogho Iruesiri Samson | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117478075 |
13 | Words of Eros | Kukogho Iruesiri Samson | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117478370 |
14 | What Can Words Do? | Kukogho Iruesiri Samson | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117477870 |
15 | Grief on Painted Sheets | Adedayo Agarau | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117492667 |
16 | PARADOX OF LITTLE FIRES | Jide Badmus | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117241272 |
17 | Flowers and Thorns: A collection of poems | Olowo Qudus | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117661904 |
18 | LUST ALPHABETS | Jide Badmus | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117602372 |
19 | Obaluaye | Jide Badmus | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117602994 |
20 | What Do I Call My Love For Your Body? | Jide Badmus | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117601307 |
21 | The Arrival of Rain | Adedayo Agarau | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117474160 |
22 | For Boys Who Went | Adedayo Agarau | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117474281 |
23 | Mek We Yan | Eriata Oribhabor | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117493310 |
24 | Ducks & Drakes | Eriata Oribhabor | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117538115 |
25 | Crossroads & the Rubicon | Eriata Oribhabor | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117540117 |
26 | Random Thoughts on Poetry | Eriata Oribhabor | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117542562 |
27 | Twenty Eighteen: ...moving Poetry Vehicle | Eriata Oribhabor | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117661296 |
28 | Walking Truths | Eriata Oribhabor | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117662440 |
29 | Abuja Na Kpangba: An Oda Puem-dem | Eriata Oribhabor | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117665217 |
30 | Beautiful Poisons | Eriata Oribhabor | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117802965 |
31 | Colours and Borders | Eriata Oribhabor | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117601014 |
32 | ONE LEG FORWARD, TWO LEG BACKWARD | Eriata Oribhabor | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117628650 |
33 | The Other Names of Grief | Rasaq Malik Gbolahan | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117465092 |
34 | Like Butterflies Scattered About by Art Rascals | Umar Abubakar Sidi | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117625522 |
35 | The Poet of Dust | Umar Abubakar Sidi | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117661761 |
36 | Sacrament of Bodies | Romeo Oriogun | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117687517 |
37 | Nomad | Romeo Oriogun | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117858825 |
38 | The Gathering of Bastards | Romeo Oriogun | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117657249 |
39 | A Love Like This: A Short Story | Abubakar Adam Ibrahim | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111478817 |
40 | The Whispering Trees: Short Stories | Abubakar Adam Ibrahim | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117855709 |
41 | Season of Crimson Blossoms | Abubakar Adam Ibrahim | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48798438 |
42 | A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing: A Memoir Across Three Continents | Mary-Alice Daniel | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117837936 |
43 | Hope and Glory | Jendella | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117837830 |
44 | Colloquial Yoruba | Antonia Yetunde Folarin Schleicher | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117834323 |
45 | Yoruba Love Stories | Olola Olabode Ogunlana | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117751718 |
46 | The Quest for the Rare Leaf and other Yoruba Tales | Olola Olabode Ogunlana | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117817109 |
47 | The Rare Leaf: Yoruba Legends and Love Stories | Olola Olabode Ogunlana | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117659307 |
48 | Yoruba Legends | M. I. Ogumefu | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117474121 |
49 | Osun Seegesi | Diedre Badejo | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117812671 |
50 | Ìrèké Oníbùdó | Daniel O. Fagunwa | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113493281 |
51 | Alikanze: An Igbo Folk Tale | Nwakego P. Ihenach | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117711999 |
52 | There's Rice At Home | Mayowa Precious Agbabiaka | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117472080 |
53 | Akuko Ifo Umuaka: 20 Short African Folktales | Chikamgaefe Ahumibe and Chisom Ekomaru | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117469138 |
54 | After God is Dibia | John Anenechukwu Umeh | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117467438 |
55 | Ribar Kishi: Hausa Novel | Haris Aliyu | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117466253 |
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