Lit. is Life
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$554 displayed raised · 5 fund applications (2 curated) · 1 season · best rank #657 in Season 7
A home for literary creatives from the Global South using art to shape a more just and su…
African ArtFolklorePoetryStorytellingForChange arts-mediacommunity-economyafrica
Project details match catalog
About
A community of literary creatives who lend their voice to important societal issues using their art. In a world where art has become a form of escape from the real world, we are here to help people remember what they try too hard to forget.
Impact
We seek to connect with humans in a way that statistics fail to do. We are creating a hub of connectivity, a space for like minds to thrive.
Progress
I co-founded a literary community Paper Thoughts and we have organised 5 events around three different states in Nigeria. During the events, we exhibit artistic creativity and we speak about socially conscious art. We have brought like minds together
Team
I am a poet, writer and storyteller. I Co-founded a Literary community were I encourage other creatives to explore socially conscious art. I have experience in SDG education and development. I have won several awards for my writing.
Funding
| Sales | Venus | S+V | Match | S+V+M | Venus extras | Prize | V2+M+P | V2/S | (V2+M)/S | (V2+M+P)/S | Raised | Available | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 7 | $10 | $10 | $20 | $60 | $80 | $0 | $30 | $100 | 1.0x | 7.0x | 10.0x | $554 | — |
| Total | $10 | $10 | $20 | $60 | $80 | $0 | $30 | $100 | — | — | — | $554 | — |
Fund applications
| Season | Fund | Status | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 7 | Stories Without Borders Fund | submitted | 2026-07-19 |
| Season 7 | Artists Village Fund for Creative Resilience in Kaduna | curated | 2026-07-20 |
| Season 7 | Freedom of Art Fund | submitted | 2026-07-19 |
| Season 7 | Scribe Fund for Storytellers | curated | 2026-07-15 |
| Season 7 | Creative Republic Fund | submitted | 2026-07-15 |
Season totals as displayed on the platform's public accounting — not a statement of amounts paid out. V2 = Venus sales + Venus extras. The original page also broke each season down by fund drive and showed an Available (unclaimed) balance; that level of detail survives only on the preserved snapshots.
Leaderboard page (offline): https://artizen.fyi/projects/lit-is-life
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Not recovered: creator, links, drives, snapshot. Sources: "snapshot" = verbatim Internet Archive page · "platform metadata" = archived artizen.fund page metadata · "leaderboard" = the artizen.fyi public accounting tables · "match catalog" = the platform's public fund-matching catalog (captured 2026-10-15, generated 2026-09-07) · "community catalog" = a June 2026 platform scrape preserved in a community repo.
Top siblings
Projects that applied to the same funds.
| Project | Shared funds | Raised | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The International Artists Project Documentary First Documentary to Tell the Stories of Music Artists Born in Every Country on Earth | Artists Village Fund for Creative Resilience in Kaduna, Creative Republic Fund, Freedom of Art Fund +2 | $563 |
| 2. | Element of Chawaza Artistic fusion of culture, landscape, sound and tech that evokes a profound sensory expe… | Artists Village Fund for Creative Resilience in Kaduna, Freedom of Art Fund, Scribe Fund for Storytellers +1 | $1,356 |
| 3. | Voices of my Community: Anthology Project Voices of Our Community is an anthology project that preserves untold stories, traditions, | Artists Village Fund for Creative Resilience in Kaduna, Creative Republic Fund, Scribe Fund for Storytellers +1 | $0 |
| 4. | adopt a tree Building climate-smart communities by teaching kids tree planting and agroforestry skills. | Artists Village Fund for Creative Resilience in Kaduna, Scribe Fund for Storytellers, Stories Without Borders Fund | $14,777 |
| 5. | Origin A living digital encyclopedia documenting Nigerian gods, spirits, myths, rituals, symbols… | Artists Village Fund for Creative Resilience in Kaduna, Creative Republic Fund, Scribe Fund for Storytellers | $6,553 |
| 6. | Healing Through Art: The Wellness Workshop Using creativity and care to heal hearts and strengthen communities. | Artists Village Fund for Creative Resilience in Kaduna, Creative Republic Fund, Freedom of Art Fund +1 | $1,522 |
| 7. | Re:IMAGINED Reimagining Indigenous Narratives Through Digital Art & Storytelling | Artists Village Fund for Creative Resilience in Kaduna, Scribe Fund for Storytellers, Stories Without Borders Fund | $1,215 |
| 8. | Akuya I am an upcoming artist and this is my first track of the year, i need help for the produ… | Creative Republic Fund, Freedom of Art Fund, Scribe Fund for Storytellers +1 | $234 |
Other funds of top siblings
Capitol Film Fund for African Storytellers Nouns Africa Fund for IRL Education & Ecosystem Building Community Network Fund Emergence Fund for Evolutionary & Spiritual Philanthropy Fund of Infinite Yes Feÿtopia Fund for Extitutional Communities Apollo Fund for the New Renaissance Future Aesthetics Fund for Worlds Worth Building