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TLYW Creative Hub — Lagos · Abuja

THELEAGUE

of young writers

Championing

TLYW is a youth-led literary organization and creative hub transforming the African creator economy — building the digital infrastructure, talent incubation, and self-publishing ecosystems to take young African stories global.

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If you don't like someone's story, write your own.A tiger does not proclaim its tigritude; it pounces.Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign.The mystery of storytelling is the mystery of life.The world is full of stories waiting to be told.The world is full of wonders, and stories are one of them.Every life is a story, and every story deserves a voice.The joys of motherhood are never easily put into words.Language carries culture, and culture carries identity.The city is a book that writes itself around us.A story can cross any border a body cannot.We write to make sense of the world we inherit.Memory is a room with more than one door.The truth is often stranger, funnier and more tender than fiction.Poetry gives language to what the body remembers.A poem is a small room where the heart can breathe.If you don't like someone's story, write your own.A tiger does not proclaim its tigritude; it pounces.Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign.The mystery of storytelling is the mystery of life.The world is full of stories waiting to be told.The world is full of wonders, and stories are one of them.Every life is a story, and every story deserves a voice.The joys of motherhood are never easily put into words.Language carries culture, and culture carries identity.The city is a book that writes itself around us.A story can cross any border a body cannot.We write to make sense of the world we inherit.Memory is a room with more than one door.The truth is often stranger, funnier and more tender than fiction.Poetry gives language to what the body remembers.A poem is a small room where the heart can breathe.

About Us

The only literary league in Africa focused solely on young writers.

Proudly nurturing Nigerian literary talent, The League of Young Writers champions the voices of young writers aged 15–35 and celebrates a diverse range of wordsmithing — from poetry slams to flash fiction, from spoken word to creative nonfiction.

Whether you're writing from the streets of Lagos, the campuses of Abuja, or the diaspora communities of London and New York — your story belongs here.

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The Inkwell

Creative Hub

A sanctuary for stories, poems, and creative storytelling. Share your voice with the world.

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Short Stories

Narratives that capture the Nigerian experience

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Poetry

Verses that echo across generations

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Spoken Word

The oral tradition, reimagined

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Publications

Poetry Collection · 2024

Whispers of Life and Legacy: A Voice for the People

Erinfolami Mayowa

Anthology · 2025

The Shadows of the Unseen Path

Erinfolami Mayowa

Drama · 2026

Whispers of Life and Legacy: A Play of Revolution

Erinfolami Mayowa

Contributors to The League of Young Writers — portraits of the twelve writers behind our publications

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Moments

The Literary Mass in Motion

TLYW at work
The Shadows of the Unseen Path — front cover
The Shadows of the Unseen Path — back cover
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Founder with book cover
TLYW WriteGirl Partnership
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TLYW at work