: About Me

Hello Visitor! Thank you for finding time to visit my profile page. The reason, I decided to publish my profile online is to show you that I am a real writer but not a ghost writer as many online parade themselves to be and with whom you cannot communicate. My name is Sam Awa. I live in Lagos in South Western Nigeria. I'm a teacher, a motivational speaker and a freelance writer. I hold a bachelor degree in English and Humanities from the University of Lagos and a Certificate in Teaching Methodology from Nigeria's Teachers' Institute, Kaduna, Nigeria. I also hold a certificate from Ezra Institute of Personal Development, London, UK.

In addition to my non-academic experience, I am well trained in the following modules: Spoken English Practice, Elements of English Grammar, Techniques of Essay Writing, Introduction to language, Introduction to Poetry, Introduction to Drama, Practical Criticism, Use of English, English Language Usage: Lexis and Structure, Reading Comprehension and Study Skills, Academic and Technical Writing, Introduction to the Novel, Theater Workshop, Analysis of English Sentence Structure, Introduction to English Phonetics and Phonology, Advanced Writing Skills: Language and Style, Poetry: Forms, Conventions and Technique, Genres of Drama, Introduction to African Literature, Introduction to the Short Story, The English Language in Nigeria, Introduction to English Morphology, Basic Communication Skills, The Pronunciation of English, The Novels: Classification and Techniques, Introduction to Literary History, American Literature, Critical Writing, English Syntactic Analysis, The Sociolinguistics of English Language, English Phonological Analysis, English in Book Publishing and Bibliographic Studies, The Romantic Period, 18th Century Literature, The Early English Novel, Oral African Literature, Creative Writing, Gender Studies, Transformational Generative Grammar, The Art of Public Speaking, The English Language in Relation to Literary Studies, The Principles of Learning English as a Second Language, The History of the English Language, English Literary Periods, Nigerian Literature, Research Methods, Modern English Grammar and usage, The English of Business and Professional Communication, English Language Skills for Print Media Writing, Discourse Analysis, Contemporary African Novel, African-American Literature, Literary Theory and Criticism, English Language Skills for Media and Broadcast, English Stylistics, Language and Communication, Shakespeare, West Indian Literature, Feminism and Contemporary Literature.

I am an enthusiastic, committed, honest and focused English Language graduate with a strong academic and non academic training. I am a meticulous and hardworking individual specialized in copywriting, editing, proofreading, teaching, translation and speaking. Since my high school days, I've been entrusted with key responsibilities and I have always done my best to beat the deadline.

I offer editing, proofreading, copywriting, web designing and web blogging services. Apart from being an editor to a few offline newspapers and magazines, I am also a service provider to online companies like Elance.com, Guru.com, Constant-Content.com, Helium.com, Direct Freelancers, just to mention but a few. I don't just write for writing sake or just to make a few bucks. I have passion for writing. I have written several articles on different topics which have been published online and offline. I also specialize in data entry and electronic marketing as well as creating and marketing of e-books. I have written several educational materials for primary and secondary schools, short stories for children and a few novels are in the making.

Another good thing about me which may interest you is that I do not claim to know it all or allow the little that people say I know (and they have always compliment me for that) to get into my head. It is my personal policy to make sure that I consult with other people in the field before I hand in any job to my clients. This is perhaps why my clients are always satisfied with my services. I am not incorrigible. I believe in learning I am always ready to learn from anyone or any situation.

I like traveling and meeting people. You can contact me at samawa@usa.com or visit my site at www.samawaonline.blogspot.com to have a look at some of my online articles.

My passion is ...

Writing

I know too much about ...

Life, literature and existence

My parents always told me ...

To be honest in all I do

My childhood ambition ...

Public speaking

My favorite memory ...

when I was enroled in elementary school

Why I write ...

Because I want to share my knowledge and experience with people all over the world.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I read true life stories and literature. I watch situation comedies and I listen to country music.

My first job ...

Teaching

My best moment ...

When I'm writing

My inspiration ...

God

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