Our Audacious "Selves" Project
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Dear Readers, thanks for stopping by. My name is Basit Jamiu , I am the curator of "Selves Anthology ".
"Selves Anthology " has been out in the world since February 9th this year. That is 62 days in which this collection of creative non-fiction by African writers has been circulating, facilitating new connections, sparking new conversations and resuscitating old ones . Thank you for experiencing the universes invoked in these varied, wonderful essays with us! We have essays that pry open personal Pandora boxes, revealing the secrets imprisoned beyond mental bars. We have essays that hold the potential for personal healing even as personal hurts are replayed on the page. All of the essays are unafraid, unsparing.
It took us over two years of hard work to make "Selves" possible. From working closely with the great writers who were courageous enough to share their work (and themselves!) with us to the editing and refining process, it has been a long but fruitful journey.
The feedback since the release of the collection is gladdening . We are grateful that readers are participating in the work, and even in such a short time, we have heard that many have been moved by the anthology, and feel— as do we— that reading and writing in this way has the power to heal . But we are not done yet. We think we have more to make, more to contribute, and we believe you have more of yourselves to share with us as well!
What we are going to do together:
-Get this e-book anthology in print for all our book-sniffers! Four new exciting personal stories will be included too.
-Produce an audiobook so you can re-experience the collection in another magnificent format
-Outfit all our community T-shirts with our fave quotes from the anthology. Get you some Selves-love!
-Take the magic of Selves to literary festivals on the continent
-Share our love of reading and writing (through our shared anthology!) with 4 literary groups in Nigerian tertiary institutions
-Continue producing anthologies like Selves and set up a little corner of the internet to house them.
What we need to make this happen:
We need your help to make this a reality. We need $4000 to make all this possible.
This Campaign Will Last for How Many Days?
We hope to begin the distribution process by July. So this campaign will last for 51 days from April 10 to May 31st.
What Happens When We Get the Funds We Need?
Once the fund for the project is successfully completed, we will send the copy immediately for print run, making into a book, begin the recording of the book and the production of the T-shirts and tote bags. We will begin the distribution across Africa immediately.
The distribution will have to begin before July because all African literary festivals begin from July. We really hope that we can get the funds we need before the end of May to begin the distribution in July.
Your generous donation will also aid the availability of the print book/Audio-book/T-Shirts at very subsidized rate (60% off) in all African literary festivals starting from July, 2018.
TARGET AND PROSPECTS
Your donations basically covers our initial target:
-Print costs for our minimum print run (We are setting the minimum at 700 copies)
- Production of Selves T-Shirt (We are setting the minimum at 250 T-shirts)
-Creation of website for subsequent anthologies. Afro Anthology Series is a biennial collection.
- Compensating our inimitable writers and team.
- Publication of the audio book.
RISKS AND CHALLENGES
As far as we see it, the risks in this project are fairly small but we will take you with us along every step of the journey so we can pick each other up in case we stumble.
We have set a low target – only 700 books and 250 Selves T-shirts – so we are very optimistic that we will achieve this.
The anthology is fully ready as a book, so as soon as we get the fund we begin the print which should last for 3 weeks.
THE REWARDS!
Alright, you must be thinking: well, this idea looks necessary and significant I will support it but what should I take home in return?
Here is what we have for you:
$10 - a very warm thank you note
$25 - a thank you note + a copy of Selves
$50 - a copy of Selves + T-shirt
$100 - a copy of Selves + T-shirts + Audiobook
$200 - a copy ofSelves + 2 T-shirts + Audio book + A customized tote bag specially made for you
$500 - 2 copies ofSelves + 2 T-shirts + Audiobook + appearance on the sponsors page of our website + a customized tote bag specially made for you
$1000 - 3 copies of Selves for you and two other persons + 2 shirts (with custom quote from the books) + appearance on the sponsors page of our website + appearance on a dedicated boards page at the back of the print book
END NOTE
This project chiefly depends on your kindness and generosity and its success lies in your passion to see that our little ideas see the light of day while we set ourselves up for long-term sustainability. We really hope that we can reach the $4000 mark needed to complete this project.
And please help us reach our goal by not only donating (thank you very much for your generosity) but by spreading the word to your network of folks via social media. In the meantime, thank you for supporting independent publishing and new projects. We’re profoundly grateful for your help.
"Selves Anthology " has been out in the world since February 9th this year. That is 62 days in which this collection of creative non-fiction by African writers has been circulating, facilitating new connections, sparking new conversations and resuscitating old ones . Thank you for experiencing the universes invoked in these varied, wonderful essays with us! We have essays that pry open personal Pandora boxes, revealing the secrets imprisoned beyond mental bars. We have essays that hold the potential for personal healing even as personal hurts are replayed on the page. All of the essays are unafraid, unsparing.
It took us over two years of hard work to make "Selves" possible. From working closely with the great writers who were courageous enough to share their work (and themselves!) with us to the editing and refining process, it has been a long but fruitful journey.
The feedback since the release of the collection is gladdening . We are grateful that readers are participating in the work, and even in such a short time, we have heard that many have been moved by the anthology, and feel— as do we— that reading and writing in this way has the power to heal . But we are not done yet. We think we have more to make, more to contribute, and we believe you have more of yourselves to share with us as well!
What we are going to do together:
-Get this e-book anthology in print for all our book-sniffers! Four new exciting personal stories will be included too.
-Produce an audiobook so you can re-experience the collection in another magnificent format
-Outfit all our community T-shirts with our fave quotes from the anthology. Get you some Selves-love!
-Take the magic of Selves to literary festivals on the continent
-Share our love of reading and writing (through our shared anthology!) with 4 literary groups in Nigerian tertiary institutions
-Continue producing anthologies like Selves and set up a little corner of the internet to house them.
What we need to make this happen:
We need your help to make this a reality. We need $4000 to make all this possible.
This Campaign Will Last for How Many Days?
We hope to begin the distribution process by July. So this campaign will last for 51 days from April 10 to May 31st.
What Happens When We Get the Funds We Need?
Once the fund for the project is successfully completed, we will send the copy immediately for print run, making into a book, begin the recording of the book and the production of the T-shirts and tote bags. We will begin the distribution across Africa immediately.
The distribution will have to begin before July because all African literary festivals begin from July. We really hope that we can get the funds we need before the end of May to begin the distribution in July.
Your generous donation will also aid the availability of the print book/Audio-book/T-Shirts at very subsidized rate (60% off) in all African literary festivals starting from July, 2018.
TARGET AND PROSPECTS
Your donations basically covers our initial target:
-Print costs for our minimum print run (We are setting the minimum at 700 copies)
- Production of Selves T-Shirt (We are setting the minimum at 250 T-shirts)
-Creation of website for subsequent anthologies. Afro Anthology Series is a biennial collection.
- Compensating our inimitable writers and team.
- Publication of the audio book.
RISKS AND CHALLENGES
As far as we see it, the risks in this project are fairly small but we will take you with us along every step of the journey so we can pick each other up in case we stumble.
We have set a low target – only 700 books and 250 Selves T-shirts – so we are very optimistic that we will achieve this.
The anthology is fully ready as a book, so as soon as we get the fund we begin the print which should last for 3 weeks.
THE REWARDS!
Alright, you must be thinking: well, this idea looks necessary and significant I will support it but what should I take home in return?
Here is what we have for you:
$10 - a very warm thank you note
$25 - a thank you note + a copy of Selves
$50 - a copy of Selves + T-shirt
$100 - a copy of Selves + T-shirts + Audiobook
$200 - a copy ofSelves + 2 T-shirts + Audio book + A customized tote bag specially made for you
$500 - 2 copies ofSelves + 2 T-shirts + Audiobook + appearance on the sponsors page of our website + a customized tote bag specially made for you
$1000 - 3 copies of Selves for you and two other persons + 2 shirts (with custom quote from the books) + appearance on the sponsors page of our website + appearance on a dedicated boards page at the back of the print book
END NOTE
This project chiefly depends on your kindness and generosity and its success lies in your passion to see that our little ideas see the light of day while we set ourselves up for long-term sustainability. We really hope that we can reach the $4000 mark needed to complete this project.
And please help us reach our goal by not only donating (thank you very much for your generosity) but by spreading the word to your network of folks via social media. In the meantime, thank you for supporting independent publishing and new projects. We’re profoundly grateful for your help.
Organizer and beneficiary
Basit Jamiu
Organizer
Wilhelmina Minney
Beneficiary
