ABOUT
DON VETA

Author...Poet...Film-maker

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Don Veta, is an award winning playwright and a recipient of an Excellence Award by the Nigerian Top Executives In the Entertainment and Media Industry, an eclectic writer whose work cut through creative literary gene, A respected writer, journalist, filmmaker, public intellectual and a social commentator who is using his work to address the many ills in the society. “Guerrilla of the Niger Delta” is my most recent literary works and I have also contributed to various anthologies both locally and internationally. “Don Veta”, as he is fondly called by his peers and business associates, lives in Warri and a proud father of a lovely daughter.

THE FULL BACK STORY

I’ve come a long way from small-town, where I suffered from mosquitoes, humidity, and a desperate desire to live a better life free from my health challenges. Needless to say, I read a lot in those days and often composed wretched stories from my fantasies whenever I am left by myself.

Eventually, I went off to university, got a degree in Public administration, and thought I would devote my life to correcting the administrative ills and save the world from bureaucratic bottleneck. Working, took some of my time as well as sojourning to understand the world and taking time to self-develop in the act of script writing leading to various certifications from reputable film making bodies.

With no oceans nearby and a rather dissatisfying day job, I turned my attention to writing poetry for online platforms. 2015 saw me writing my debut drama, A Cobbler’s Travail” published by Norridge/Winepress, which some people called a “masterpiece” and later went to win Association of Nigeria Authors prize for drama and can be find both in online stores and bookshops.

Reeling from the success of the sales from my debut work through the “Holiday Reading Contest” organized for schools, my latest work “Guerrilla of the Niger Delta” is ready for sales around the world via online book platforms and bookstores – Avail yourself the opportunity to read this mind blowing historical fiction fill with suspense and intrigue and you will sure want to read my next work which is already undergoing writing.

These days, I spend most of my time writing and creating content as well as carrying out consultation work to budding writers and multimedia enthusiast. Oh yes, I also clearly have a problem), and — of course — reading. Religious, fiction, fantasy, literary — all genres are consumed with enthusiasm. Oh, I take pride in eating anything that is African which is well cooked. Without being a gluton. I consume them with enthusiasm, too.

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DON VETA