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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 87722, member: 27"] A brand-new storytelling academy and a romance booklet both landed in The Gambia at a single packed event on Kairaba Avenue. Franklin Storycraft Academy goes live [LIST] [*]69 Entertainment launched the academy at the Gambia Pastoral Institute. [*]Franklin Chika Adim founded it after a 2025 storytelling contest. [*]Training covers narrative craft, character work, and film adaptation. [*]Diplomats from China and Turkey backed the effort early on. [/LIST] Beyond Goodbye hits the shelves [LIST] [*]Adim authored the booklet, blending romance with social commentary. [*]Professor Cherno Omar Barry served as chief launcher. [*]Barry called it a gutsy look at love and moral fallout. [*]Adjuah Sowe, Ama Davies, and others attended as special guests. [/LIST] Barry frames storytelling as identity work [LIST] [*]Barry argued that stories function as a national identity infrastructure. [*]His take is that African societies need homegrown narratives badly. [*]Without intentional craft, outside voices fill that vacuum. [*]Nations get imagined through words before bricks go up. [/LIST] Sowe and Sawaneh co-sign the mission [LIST] [*]Sowe, a retired diplomat, noted nothing like this existed before. [*]She urged people to actually read the book, not shelf it. [*]Sheikh Omar Sawaneh tied storytelling to acting and filmmaking depth. [*]Sawaneh called the academy a timely talent-building move. [/LIST] Adim's backstory and creative philosophy [LIST] [*]Adim started writing back in 2018 on his own terms. [*]The booklet format was chosen to keep reading accessible. [*]A November 2025 competition drew 11 entrants and D100,000 in prizes. [*]His goal is to convert raw stories into books and films. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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