“I enjoyed reading your entry…” My Reaction To The Acceptance Letter. “I am pleased to let you know you’ve been accepted…” “Dear Simbiat, thank you for applying to the P urple Hibiscus Trust Creative Writing Workshop,” With this choking feeling acting as a witness to one of the most euphoric moments of 2018 for me (it comfortably sits in the top five), I opened the mail. Fear crawled through my body unknowing to me – the sneaky bastard – and sat firmly in my blood, planted itself on my chest. When I saw the subject of the mail, my palms became clammy and my breath started to come out in puffs. So in the morning, I woke up to go to work, and I checked my email because Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie would be sending out emails to the luck workshop participants that day.

I had been checking the number of people who are being accepted to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s creative writing workshop each year.Īlso, I’d been sending pathetic messages to my younger brother, wailing to him about how I would never get into this h ighly selective writers’ workshop. You must know that the day before, I had been looking up writing workshop attendees. on the seventh of November, when I woke up to check my email. Then, you condense as you become a mixture of air and euphoria. Chances are that you even forget your body. And then, you forget the fact that by getting this chance, you have robbed hundreds, maybe thousands of people of the opportunity. You forget the certainty that made you send out the application in the first place. Most people are never ready for an official endorsement of their work.Įven if you send in your best, the moment the positive feedback comes is usually so euphoric that every thought flies out of your head no matter how prepared you thought you were to receive it. The thing to know about acceptance letters is that they usually come when you least expect them. Writing Workshop With Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Learning To Write Like A Nobel Laureate At The Purple Hibiscus Creative Writing Workshop. Ready to learn how to write like a noble laureate? Keep reading. From the writing workshop model to the writing tips.

In her essay, she shares everything she learned.

In 2018, Simbiat Haroun attended the writer’s workshop. Teaching the writing workshops are professional writers. Various writers are selected to hone their crafts. Readers and writers workshops come in various models, but the goals are to teach writers to be better writersĮvery year, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie organizes the Purple Hibiscus Creative writing workshop. A writing workshop is a great opportunity for budding writers to have their works subjected to peer review and critique.

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